Kenya is among the healthiest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), according to the 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index. The Bloomberg Healthiest Countries Index analyses factors that contribute to populations' overall health and well-being in 169 countries. In the SSA region, Kenya ranked third after Mauritius (74), which dropped one place from the previous gauge, and Cape Verde (94). North-African countries far surpassed SSA region in the 2019 edition of the biennial report. Tunisia came first at 59 followed by Algeria (64) and Morocco (68) to close the top three list of healthiest countries in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2019 07:41 UTC