Comparing Quality of Life

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Comparing Quality of Life Outcome 7.2

Quality of Life What is quality of life? Do you have a better quality of life in Canada than a person in Afghanistan? Why? Human Development Index (HDI) Used to measure well being of people-especially children Three major factors Life expectancy Literacy rates (levels of education) Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) Is this last one a real good indicator? Why?

Quality of Life HDI is used to compare quality of life in 187 different countries Canada ranked #1 from 1994-2000 By 2011 Canada ranked #6 Canadians can make a wide range of choices about their life People in developing countries have few choices

Quality of Life Top Six Countries and Bottom Six Countries

Rich Countries Versus Poor Countries

Development Status of Countries Rating of a country’s social systems Education Health care Economic systems Development status of a country can be classified in three main ways: Developed Developing Newly industrialized See figure 9.10 (p. 394)

Development Status of Countries Activity: Students are to create a foldable outlining the characteristics of a developed, developing, and newly industrialized country Use the information 394-395