Social causes of global (under)development Flashcards
What is the average life expectancy in the UK?
80.9
What is the average life expectancy in Nigeria?
52.89
What is the average life expectancy in Sierra Leone?
59.7
The UK spend roughly £110 billion on health care (roughly 10%) compared to what % in countries like Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria.
4%-6%
Individuals in urban areas are more likely to have better access to health care than rural areas?
True
What causes a lack of hygiene in many rural areas?
Lack of access and proper sanitation.
As of 2022 it is estimated that how many individuals live with HIV/AIDS?
39 million
Roughly how many of HIV/AIDS infections are in Africa?
Roughly two-thirds (25 million)
What is the age range most hard hit by HIV/AIDS?
15-49
Why is the fact that 15-49 year olds are the age range detrimental to development?
This is the prime working age which means that there may be mass unemployment and a lack of taxes being raised.
It is estimated that HIV/AIDS reduces average economic growth by how much?
2-4%
Which African country has the largest infection rate for HIV/AIDS.
South Africa
Roughly how many individuals are affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa?
7.1 million
Nigeria has the second largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS - this equates to how much?
3.2 million
According to UNICEF, how many children in Nigeria have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS?
1 million
WHO estimates that there are how many cases of Malaria globally?
216 million
When looking at Malaria in Africa, it accounts for how many cases and how many malaria related deaths?
90% and 91%
WHO estimates that a child under the age of 5 dies from malaria every 2 minutes?
True
The Centre for Disease and Control (CDC) estimates that it costs developing countries how much a year tackling malaria?
$12 billion
It can be argued that a society without a good standard of education can become a breeding ground for intolerance and violence?
True
In the UK, on average, someone will be in education for 13 years compared to how many in Africa?
5
When looking at nations affected by developmental issues, there is often a lack of quality education due to underfunding, under sourcing and understaffing?
True
According to UNICEF, in Malawi, in grade 1 classrooms how many pupils are there per teacher?
130
How many children are missing from education in Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 million
What is it known as when qualified/skilled individuals emigrate from developing nations to find employment elsewhere and a better standard of living?
The Brain Drain
In Kenya how many trained doctors leave the region to find employment elsewhere?
30-40%
19% of all boys in Sub-Saharan Africa are missing from school in comparison to how many girls?
23%
The World Bank estimates that not educating girls in developing nations costs these nations how much?
$15-30 trillion.
Female attendance increased by 20% in Burkina Faso as a result of what?
A programme targeting communities with low enrolment rates by offering mentoring, daily meals and take home food rations.
According to the World Bank what % of adults are literate and numerate in Pakistan?
58%
Since the takeover of
Afghanistan by the Taliban
in August 2021, women
have been wholly excluded
from public office and the
judiciary?
True
It is estimated that as of 2023, _____% of Pakistan’s population live in poverty
39.4
According to the UN ____ in 10 children in the least developed countries go to pre-primary education.
4
______ of developing countries do not have an equal number of boys and girls in school.
1/3rd
Globally HIV is the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide?
True
The maternal mortality rate is how many times higher in developing nations according to the UN?
14
According to WHO, roughly ____ in 25 adults have HIV/AIDS
1 in 25
