Classifying development-Social measures

• What are the six social development indicators?


  Birth and death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, people per doctor, literacy rate, access to clean water
• What do birth and death rates indicate?


  They indicate the number of live births and the number of deaths in a population
• What is life expectancy?


  It is the average lifespan of someone living in that country
• What is infant mortality?


  It is the number of deaths of children under one year old
• What does "people per doctor" measure?


  It measures how many doctors there are per 1000 people
• What does the literacy rate indicate?

  It indicates the quality and accessibility of a country's education system
• What does access to clean water indicate?

  It indicates whether the country has established infrastructures in place
• What does HDI stand for?

  Human Development Index
• What are the components of HDI?


  GNI per capita, life expectancy, number of years in education
• How is HDI expressed?

  It is given as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 is the highest
• What are the advantages of HDI?


  It provides a more comprehensive reflection of a country's development by combining two social and one economic measure
• What are the limitations of HDI?

  It may not be accurate and can be hard to collect data sometimes