Essay On Life Expectancy In Australia

In Australia the life expectancy is 82 years (average) while in Sierra Leone the life expectancy is 47 years (average). This is a result of multiple reasons including poverty and healthcare. In Sierra Leone, 70% of the population suffers from poverty. This can lead to people not being able to afford medical treatments and regular checkups. Poverty can also lead to malnutrition due to the fact that people cannot afford foods that are required for a healthy diet. On the other hand, poverty is low in Australia and those who suffer from poverty have resources such as government funding to help them continue buying food and water. Healthcare isn’t as good in Sierra Leone as it is in Australia due to the poverty. Not many people can afford to have recent checkups at a hospital although pregnant and breast-feeding women as well as children under the age of 5 have free healthcare. The lack of checkup results in people suffering from diseases and the lack of money results in people not being able to afford treatment. There are only 5 government funded hospitals the main source of medicines are traditional medicines. In …show more content…
This is a result of the difference in schools and learning. This is because majority of the population in Australia attends to school where reading and writing is taught as soon as prep and further improved up until year 12. The ability to read and write is so important in Australia, that it is a must for VCE. Teachers cater the way they teach a student varying on how well the student learns. Mozambique lacks sufficient schools and teachers to educate the population. Mozambique also lacks sufficient resources to educate children on how to read and write. This results in students not receiving the proper education required to read and write. Also some students drop out of school to help support their family if their family members are poor or