While the U.S. is still trying to regain lost ground,life expectancy in Europe has returned to the level it was before the 2020 coronavirus pandemic According to recent data, life expectancy has increased in most parts of the world over the past three decades, with the largest increases seen in eastern sub-Saharan Africa.
The United Nations said this month that there were 8 billion people in the world and that eight countries of them in Africa—would account for more than half of the population growth up to 2050.