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20 Cards in this Set
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Developed Country
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A Country that has progressed adequately with regard to economic, demographic and mortality indicators
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Developing Country
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A country that has not progressed adequately with regard to economic, demographic and mortality indicators
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Human Development
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creating an environment in which people can develop to their full potential and lead productive, creative lives according to their needs and interests.
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Aspects of Human Development
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-expanding people's choices and enhancing capabilities
-having access to knowledge, health care and a decent standard of living -being able to participate in the life of community and decisions affecting their lives |
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Sustainability
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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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3 ways to categorise countries
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WHO Broad Groupings
WHO Mortality Strata UN Human Development Index |
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WHO Broad Groupings
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Based on Geography, State of Economic and Demographic Development, Mortality Patterns
Developed Low-Mortality Developing High- Mortality Developing |
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Examples of Developed Countries
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Australia, USA, all of Europe and Canada
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Examples of Low-Mortality Developing Countries
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China, Jamaica, Mexico
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Examples of High-Mortality Developing Countries
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Kenya, South Africa, Pakistan
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WHO Mortality Strata
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Based on Child and Adult Mortality Patterns
Strata A-E |
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Strata A Countries and examples
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Very Low Child Mortality
Very Low Adult Mortality e.g. Australia, Israel, UK |
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Strata B Countries and examples
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Low Child Mortality
Low Adult Mortality e.g. China, Turkey, Mexico |
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Strata C Countries and examples
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Low Child Mortality
High Adult Mortality e.g. Russian Federation, Ukraine |
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Strata D Countries and examples
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High Child Mortality
High Adult Mortality e.g. Iraq, Morocco, Peru |
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Strata E Countries and examples
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High Child Mortality
Very High Adult Mortality e.g. Ethiopa, Kenya, Rwanda |
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Human Development Index
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Uses 4 indicators to estimate the level of human development in different countries
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Indicators used to measure Human Development
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Life Expectancy
Adult Literacy Rate Access to all three levels of Education People's Average Income |
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Human Development Levels and examples
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High: 0.800 < e.g. Iceland, Australia, USA
Medium: 0.500- 0.799 e.g. China, Indonesia, Pakistan Low: 0.499 < e.g. Rwanda, Sierra Leone |
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Communicable Diseases
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Diseases that can be passed on from the environment, another person or an animal to the individual
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