malawi case study Flashcards
1
Q
what is malawis GDP
A
900 dollars
2
Q
percentage of people living below the poverty line in malawi
A
53 percent
3
Q
percentage of people with access to safe drinking water in malawi
A
83 percent
4
Q
malawi literacy rate
A
61 percent
5
Q
malawi HDI
A
0.41
6
Q
what is malawis maternal mortality rate
A
460
7
Q
what is malawis infant mortality rate
A
48
8
Q
average number of years spent in school in malawi
A
11
9
Q
average age of first marriage for woman
A
- 6 years
10
Q
life of woman in malawi
A
- more likely to be poor than men
- many work as landless labourers
- ## 25 percent of mothers are undernourished
11
Q
what is the link between population and education in malawi
A
- whole primary education is free, there are few free secondary schools as most charge fees.
- few girls attend school, and in rural areas they get married at 13 or 14 and have their first child soon after
- caused by poverty and lack of education cause this
12
Q
why is the link between population and education different in the UK
A
educated women in the uk are more likely to develop a career, ,array, and have kids later. much lower fertility and infant mortality
13
Q
why are infant mortality rates so high in malawi
A
- skilled mothers only attend 20 percent of births
- babies of unhealthy mothers likely to die in their first 5 years
