Wealth And Health

Question 1

Population Vs Wealth

Answer 1

GNI often used as measure of development levels:
2014 - North America’s wealth accounted for 35% of world’s total wealth
- only got 5% of population
Africa as a continent holds about 1% of world’s wealth with 12% of population

Question 2

High Income Countries

Answer 2

7 in every 10 deaths are amongst people over age of 70
Only one in every 100 deaths is among children under 15
Lung infections are the only main infectious cause of death
Main causes of death include heart and lung disease, cancer, dementia or diabetes

Question 3

Low Income Countries

Answer 3

The main cause of death in under 5s is complications at birth
Infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, diarrhoea, malaria and tuberculosis are the main causes of deaths
4 in every 10 deaths are among children under 15
Only 2 in 10 deaths are people over 70

Question 4

Malaria

Answer 4

Life threatening disease caused by mosquitoes transmitting parasites to people
In Africa one child dies every minute from malaria
Can kill you in a variety of different ways
More dangerous to children
Preventable and curable
2015 - 0.5m people died of malaria
- 80% of these deaths in Africa
Vaccination programs in more wealthy African countries
- rapid decline in deaths and reported cases of malaria
Mosquito nets are cheap alternatives