Population & Quality of Life

Quality of Life Indicators Income Infrastructure Nutrition Economic & political stability Employment Political & religious freedom Poverty rate Housing Environmental quality Inflation Climate Health care Safety Education Gender equality Life expectancy

standard of living & quality of life A nation has a high standard of living & a high quality of life if the… population growth rate is low population age distribution is even literacy rate, life expectancy, & per capita income is high infant mortality rate is low economic development is high government is stable & protects its citizens

Population Growth

Population Growth & Quality of Life Will developing countries be able to improve standard of living given predicted population growth? How will developing countries deal with the increases in their labor forces? How will higher population growth rates affect poverty? Will developing countries be able to extend the coverage of health care & education in the face of rapid population growth? How does prosperity in the developed world affect the ability of developing countries to provide for their people?

Population Pyramids