HHRI case studies

Question 1

Life expectancy within Brazil: What was the life expectancy for men and women in 2020?

Answer 1

Men- 70.8 years
Women- 75.6 years

Question 2

Life expectancy within Brazil: Where do the highest life expectancies occur?

Answer 2

In southeast Brazil, stretching from Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul.

Question 3

Life expectancy within Brazil: What is in the southeast of Brazil and how does this effect life expectancy?

Answer 3

The core of the Brazilian economy, and presumably the higher life expectancy can be explained in terms of beneficial spin offs such as jobs, higher wages and adequate housing.

Question 4

Life expectancy within Brazil: Why is there a surprisingly low life expectancy in Rio de Janeiro?

Answer 4

Reflects the many favelas located in this huge metropolitan area.

Question 5

Life expectancy within Brazil: Where are there generally low levels of life expectancy and why?

Answer 5

Northern part of the country, particulary in Amazon lowlands. This may reflect its remoteness and relatively undeveloped nature. It also may reflect that it is where many indigenous people live.

Question 6

Life expectancy within Brazil: Why might indigenous people make the life expectancy lower?

Answer 6

They rely on traditional rather than modern medicines for healthcare.

Question 7

Life expectancy within Brazil: Estimated life expectancy for native peoples?

Answer 7

Estimated to have up to 20 years less life expectancy than non-indigenous people.

Question 8

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia: What is the life expectancy in Australia?

Answer 8

One of the highest life expectancies in the world, 82 years for men and 85.8 years for women.

Question 9

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia: What percentage of the population are indigenous?

Answer 9

3%

Question 10

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia: What is aboriginal life expectancy estimated at?

Answer 10

10.6 years lower than non-indigenous men and 9.5 years lower for women.

Question 11

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia: Why is there a big difference in the life expectancy of aboriginal people?

Answer 11

• Poor housing
• Dispossession of their traditional way of life
• Low education level
• High unemployement
• Ethnic discrimination
• heavy smoking

Question 12

Aboriginal life expectancy in Australia: What is the problem of healthcare?

Answer 12

Many aboriginal people lack the transport to get them to medical centres. This can not be explained by aboriginal people choosing to live in remote areas (the outback), only 25% of them do now, over 30% live in major cities.

Question 13

The two Koreas: When did they split?

Answer 13

in 1948, just after the end of the second world war.

Question 14

The two Koreas: What is North Korea?

Answer 14

It in effect a totalitarian state with an elaborate personality cult based om the dictatorship of the Kim Jong family. It is a highly authortarian regime.

Question 15

The two Koreas: What is North Korea like?

Answer 15

Completely isolated- people are forbidden to use the internet.
Possession of nuclear weapons and military forces
Violations of human rights- last includes the summary trials and execution of dissidents.
No freedom of speech

Question 16

The two Koreas: What is known about North Korea ?

Answer 16

It spends a huge amount of its GDP on its military forces and armaments.
North Koreans suffer food shortages and malnutrition and occasional famine- the last of these in 1990s killed 2.5 million people (almost 10% of the population).

Question 17

The two Koreas: What has South Korea embraced ?

Answer 17

Capitalism and transformed from a war torn country to a high-income advanced economy

Question 18

The two Koreas: What was the key to South Koreas economic success?

Answer 18

Lies in a firm government; increasing powerful high-tech chaebols (large family-owned businesses) such as Samsung, Hyundai and; a committed labour forces and a rich human resource of enterprise and technological innovation.

Question 19

The two Koreas: What are they ranked in GPD per capita?

Answer 19

South Korea ranked 32nd in the world and North Korea ranked 179th.