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13 Cards in this Set
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Access to Safe Water |
Measured by the number of people who have a reasonable means of getting and adequate amount of clean water, expressed as a percentage of the total population. It reflects the health of a country's people an the country's ability to collect, clean and distribute water. |
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Access to Sanitation |
Refers to the share of the population with at least adequate excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal and insect contact with excreta. Suitable facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with sewerage. |
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Adult Literacy Rate |
The proportion of the population over age fifteen who cannot, with understanding, read and write a simple statement about their everyday life and do simple mathematical calculations. |
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Birth Rate |
The number of births in a year per 1,000 people |
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Child Mortality Rate |
The probability of dying between the ages of one and five, if subject to the current age specific mortality rate. |
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Death Rate |
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 population. |
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Fertility Rate (total) |
The average number of children a woman will have during her lifetime. The total fertility rate in developing countries is between three and four, in industrial countries it is less than two. |
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Infant Mortality Rate |
The number out of every 1,000 babies born in a given year, who die before reaching 1. |
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Life Expectancy at Birth |
The average number of years newborn babies can be expected to live based on current health conditions. This indicator reflects environmental conditions in a country, the health of its people, the quality of care they receive when they are sick and their living conditions. |
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Literacy |
The ability to read and write a simple statement about one's everyday life and do simple mathematical calculations. |
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Population Growth Rate (Average Annual) |
The increase in a country's population during one year, divided by the population at the start of that year. It reflects the number of births and deaths and the number of people to and from a country. The average annual population growth rates for a period of years provide a better picture than do rates for a single years. |
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Prevalence of Malnutrition |
The percentage of children under five years of age whose health and growth are jeopardised by lack of proper food. |
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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) |
A method of measuring the relative purchasing power of different countries' currencies over the same types of goods and services. Because goods and services may cost more in one country than in another, this allows us to make more accurate comparisons of standards of living across countries. |
