Health
Health conditions depend on the availability and accessibility to medical and health care.
Facilities such as
hospitals and clinics
Safe drinking water Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy
Life Expectancy
Generally, the more developed a country, the higher the life expectancy. People in DCs are more likely to live in clean environments and have better access to health care.
Poor Health
Lower productivity
Lower GDP
Cannot provide adequate health care
Cannot provide better nutrition
In which part of the cycle can we ‘break’ this cycle? How?
Infant Mortality Rate [IMR]
This refers to the rate at which the number of babies less than one year of age dies.
Unit: No. of deaths/1000 per year
Rule: the more developed a nation, the lower the IMR.
[Reason? Access to medical facilities, availability of nutrition for mother and child, etc]
Water Supply
Access to clean water supply, safe for consumption
VS
Limited supply of water and water-borne diseases and contaminated water
How can access to clean water supply be measured?
Sanitation Access to sanitation facilities allow people to
dispose of human waste hygienically [modern sewage systems].
Improper disposal contaminate and pollute the environment.
How can access to sanitation facilities be measured?
Education
Education is the process of learning and the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
Criterion? Literacy rate