Living Conditions in Poor Nations versus Rich Nations Life

Last updated: 10/23/2023

Living Conditions in Poor Nations versus Rich Nations Life indicators GDP per capita PPP 2011 international Infant mortality rate per 1 000 live births Under 5 mortality rate per 1 000 Life expectancy at birth years Physicians per 10 000 people Access to improved water Access to improved sanitation Access to electricity Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people Secure Internet servers per million people Literacy rate adult male Literacy rate adult female Female male secondary enrollment ratio Female male postsecondary enrollment ratio Poor 1 872 53 76 62 2 1 68 7 37 1 31 2 55 1 43 68 53 0 89 0 65 Rich 40 651 1 50 4 5 81 29 3 99 6 99 9 99 7 1131 1 181 03 99 99 0 99 24 Source World Bank World Development Indicators Poor nations are 40 poorest rich nations are 31 high income OECD nations Data are generally from 2013 but some individual observations are from 2011 and 2012 Which of the following statements correctly describes a reason that economic growth matters as shown by the table Choose one A The infant mortality rate in rich nations is 53 per 1 000 births in rich nations and 4 per 1 000 births in poor nations B Almost 100 of the people in poor nations have access to improved water while only about 69 of those in rich nations have access to improved water C Ninety nine percent of adult females are literate in poor nations and 68 of adult females are literate in rich nations OD Rich nations have a higher per capita GDP than poor nations but by most other measures there is not a great difference in human welfare