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five years,however,statisticalevidenceshows thateffortsby thegovernments
andpeoplesof these countriesarebeginning topayoff.
When it comes to socialprogress,oneof theSPI’s categoriesofprogress
is Basic Human Needs. This category includes nutrition and basic medical
care,waterandsanitationefforts,shelter,andpersonalsafety. InNorthAfrican
countries,manyofthesebasicneedsareachallengeforpeopletomeet.However,
efforts to improve theseneedshavebegunandcontinue tobe important to local
governments.
Challenges remainwhen itcomes tohousingandeducation inMorocco,butprospectscanbe
promisingamid theabundant rangeofMediterraneanand tropical fruitsand vegetables in
theopen-airWeekmarket inMarrakesh.
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NorthAfrica:Basichealthcare,water,andsanitation
When lookingat theSPIscores forbasichumanneeds,manyof thecountries in
NorthAfricashare thesamestrengthsandweaknesses.Algeria,Morocco,and
Tunisia, forexample,havestrongerscores inbasicmedicalcareandwaterand
sanitation.Similarly,mostNorthAfricancountries,suchasAlgeria,Egypt,and
Morocco, need to improvemostwhen it comes to shelter and personal safety.
Overall, theSocialProgress Imperativeconsiders thesecountries’scoresas in
themedium range.
Although these countries received their higher scores in the areas of
basicmedical care,mostAfrican countries are considered the leasthealthiest
in theworldwhen lookingat statistics that include lifeexpectancyatbirth, the
numberofphysiciansper1,000people in the country, thenumberofdeathsof
childrenunder theageoffiveper1,000 livebirths (childmortality rate),and the
number of deaths ofmothers giving birth per 100,000 live births.When these
statisticsare considered,mostAfricannations fallbehindother countries.The
goodnews is thatmanyof thesemeasurementsare improving.Forexample, in
Algeria, life expectancy in 2010was
72.By2013 it had increased to 73, and by
2015 itwas76. InEgypt lifeexpectancywas73 in2010and74 in2015.
The infant mortality rate in many North African countries is also
improving. In Libya, for example, the number of deaths of children under
the age of five per 1,000 live birthswas 14 in
2010.By2013 that number had
decreased to 12, and itwas 11by 2015. InMorocco thatnumber changed from
29 in 2010 to 26 by 2013, and 23 by 2015. In Sudan these figures decreased
between 2010 and 2013, but they aremuch higher than in Libya andMorocco.
Therewere 55 deaths of children under the age of five per 1,000 live births in
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