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Comparing Quality of Life
Outcome 7.2
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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?
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Quality of Life HDI is used to compare quality of life in 187 different countries Canada ranked #1 from By 2011 Canada ranked #6 Canadians can make a wide range of choices about their life People in developing countries have few choices
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Quality of Life Top Six Countries and Bottom Six Countries
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Rich Countries Versus Poor Countries
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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)
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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
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