Standard of Living SWBAT: determine high, low, and medium levels of development and categorize a country as MEDC/LEDC.

STANDARD OF LIVING Standard of Living- the health and wealth of a country (what’s it like to live there) Question to ask: Would you want to live here? Standard of Living-

MEDC LEDC More Economically Developed Countries/ Developed High standards of living Less Economically Developed Countries/ Developing Low to medium standards of living MEDC LEDC

Literacy GDP Per Capita GDP # of people who can read and write Gross Domestic Product ( amount of money a country makes) Salary. GDP/population= average salary per person Literacy GDP Per Capita GDP

Infant Mortality Life Expectancy # of babies, out of 1000, will die before the age of 1 year old How many years you are predicted to live. Infant Mortality Life Expectancy

100-95% 40 + 70+ 94-76% 11-40 61-70 below15,000 75 and below 0-10 Per Capita GDP Literacy Rate Infant Mortality Life Expectancy High $45-30,000 100-95% 40 + 70+ Medium $15,000-30,000 94-76% 11-40 61-70 Low below15,000 75 and below 0-10 40-60 MEDC (Developed Country)

Practice: Would you want to live here? MEDC OR LEDC? 67% $1,700 56 104 Country Literacy Rate Per Capita GDP Life expectancy Infant Mortality Mantoniopolis 67% $1,700 56 104 According to these standard of living indicators, does this country have a good education system? A good health care system? Would you want to live here? MEDC OR LEDC?

United States Per Capita GDP $41,890 Literacy 99% Infant Mortality 6 Life expectancy 77 Would you want to live here? MEDC OR LEDC?

Guatemala Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.17 years Infant mortality rate: total: 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,100 (2011 est.)

Ecuador Infant mortality rate: total: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.94 years Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% GDP - per capita (PPP): $8,600 (2011 est.)

Argentina Infant mortality rate: total: 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.14 years Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.2% GDP - per capita (PPP): $17,700 (2011 est.)

Dominican Republic Infant mortality rate: total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.44 years Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87% GDP - per capita (PPP): $9,400 (2011 est.)

Mexico Infant mortality rate: total: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.66 years Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.1% GDP - per capita (PPP): $14,800 (2011 est.)

Columbia Infant mortality rate: total: 15.92 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.79 years Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.4% GDP - per capita (PPP): $10,400 (2011 est.)

5. Would you consider this country to be a MEDC or an LEDC? Bellringer 2/28—use notes from yesterday Country Literacy Rate Per Capita GDP Life expectancy Infant Mortality Country X 67% $2,300 56 23  1.Based on the information in the graph what would be the best estimate of infant mortality? (High, low, or medium) 5. Would you consider this country to be a MEDC or an LEDC? 6. According to the standard of living indicators, would you live in this country?