SOCIAL INDICATORS

How well people live …

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

Adult Literacy Rate

Literacy rate refers to the percentage of adults (15 years and above) who can read and write.

>developed, higher literacy rate