HHD - topic 8

Gross Domestic Product

a measure that reflects the economic state of a country; the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a 12-month period

double burden of disease

when conditions associated with both poverty and wealth, such as undernuitrition and obesity, exist side-by-side in one community

Gross National Income (GNI)

the total value of goods and services a country’s citizens produce, including the value of income earned by citizens who may be working in an overseas country

GNI per capita

The value of a country's total annual income (expressed in US dollars), divided by its population to indicate average income of the countries citizens

characteristices of high income countries

high income -

- High levels of literacy and participation in education; quality education system

- Safe water and sanitation abundantly available

- Adequate and nutritious food supply

economic characteristics of high income countries

• lower levels of poverty

• wide range of industries

• opportunities for global trade

• high average incomes

social characteristics of high income countries

• high levels of gender equality

• low birth rates and population growth

• high levels of employment

• high levels of education

• developed social security systems

• developed health systems

• access to technology

• developed legal systems

environmental characteristics of high income countries

• access to safe water and sanitation

• food security

• adequate housing

• adequate infrastructure

• high levels of carbon dioxide emissions