Low, Middle & High Income Countries

Question 1

What are the characteristics of low, middle & high income countries?

Answer 1

-economic
-social
-environmental

Question 2

Describe the characteristics of low, middle & high income countries?

Answer 2

Economic: factors relating to financial or economic state of a country that influence opportunities and resources.
Example: high average incomes

Social: characteristics of high-income countries
Example: high levels of gender equality

Environmental: aspects of the environment that are characteristic of high, middle & low income countries.
Example: access to safe water & sanitation

Question 3

Describe the similarities & differences between low, middle & high income countries

Answer 3

Key Indicators include:
*life expectancy
*morbidity
*morality
*burden of disease

• These indicators provide valuable data to make detailed judgements about the level of health status experienced in different countries.

Question 4

What are the factors that contribute to similarities & differences in health status and burden of disease?

Answer 4

*access to safe water
*access to sanitation
*poverty
*inequality & discrimination
*global distribution & marketing of tobacco, alcohol & processed foods