Economics 2124A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Tuberculosis, Improved Sanitation
11 Dec 2017
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**interpret the number and know what they mean** look at the trends http://databank. worldbank. org/data/views/reports/reportwidgetcustom. aspx?report_name. Gdp growth 7. 1% (cid:894)it"s a good (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er, (cid:271)ut it has dropped; declining) (good number) Poverty (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er appro(cid:454)i(cid:373)atel(cid:455) 22% (cid:894)we"re seei(cid:374)g a de(cid:272)li(cid:374)e(cid:895) (bad number: 22% of a huge population, not a good number considering the population size, average so includes rural and urban. If separate, rural poverty would be way higher. National poverty line is defined as a number by which people are deemed to be living in poverty in that particular country. Population growth 1% (this is a good thing; considering the size of the population already: better in terms of, living standards, poverty, etc. Mortality rates (under 5) 48 per 1000 (from 126 to 48) (dramatic decrease) (still a bad number, but an improvement) Immunization 88% (good number) (from 56% to 88%) Literacy rates: youth female 81. 85, youth male 90. 04, total youth 86, adult (15+) female 59. 28, adult (15+) male 78. 88, adult (15+) total 69. 30.
