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• Outline two characteristics of a high-income country.


  One characteristic of a high-income country is high average incomes, defined by the World Bank as a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $12,536 USD or more in 2019.

  Another characteristic of a high-income country is access to safe water, meaning that all of a country’s citizens, regardless of their geographic position or socio-economic status, are able to access safe drinking water.
• The increasing prevalence of overweight and obese people is of global concern.

  In relation to this increase, explain one challenge faced by high-income countries that is less of a challenge for low-income countries.


  One challenge faced by high-income countries is the marketing of processed foods.1High-income countries typically experience a greater amount of marketing for processed foods than low-income countries, which increases overweight and obesity because these processed foods are energy-dense.2