HLTH102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hans Rosling, Hmong People, Infant Mortality
19 Apr 2017
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Discusses the relationship between income and life expectancy. The industrial revolution during the 19th century caused european and western countries to flourish and increase both the average household incomes and life expectancies. Events like war and epidemics served as setbacks for economic growth and average life expectancies. During the late 1900s and early 2000s, previously poor and underdeveloped countries in. Asia and africa started flourishing rapidly and are slowly catching up to the western countries. The gap between the rich and poor countries are decreasing. As time goes on, it is likely that the life expectancy and average household income will continue to increase. Hmong people live in the mountains of vietnam. They have an infant mortality rate of ~50% Tension between them and the vietnamese government due to their fighting against. Vietnam & laos" communist regime and siding with the americans and their minority status. Hmong women traditionally have their children at home.
