Measures of Development Flashcards
1
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Birth Rate
A
Number of live births per 1000 people per year
2
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Death Rate
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Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
3
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Fertility Rate
A
Average number of births per woman
4
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Infant Mortality Rate
A
Number of children per 1000 live births that die before their 1st birthday
5
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Life Expectancy
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Average number of years a person can expect to live
6
Q
HDI (Human Development Index)
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A measure of how wealthy, healthy and educated a country is. Measure is a mixture of literacy rate, life expectancy and GDP
7
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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year
8
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Literacy Rate
A
The percentage of people that can read and write within a country
