Social Indicators

1. SOCIAL INDICATORS
How well people live …

2. Health
Health conditions depend on the availability
and accessibility to medical and health care.
Facilities such as
hospitals and clinics
Safe drinking water Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy

3. Life Expectancy
Generally, the more developed a country, the
higher the life expectancy. People in DCs are
more likely to live in clean environments and
have better access to health care.

4. Poor Health
Lower productivity
Lower GDP
Cannot
provide
adequate
health care
Cannot
provide
better
nutrition
In which part of the cycle can we ‘break’ this cycle? How?

5. Infant Mortality Rate [IMR]
 This refers to the rate at which the number of babies less
than one year of age dies.
 Unit: No. of deaths/1000 per year
 Rule: the more developed a nation, the lower the IMR.
[Reason? Access to medical facilities, availability of nutrition
for mother and child, etc]

6. Water Supply
Access to clean water supply,
safe for consumption
VS
Limited supply of water and
water-borne diseases and
contaminated water
How can access to clean
water supply be measured?

7. Sanitation
Access to sanitation facilities allow people to
dispose of human waste hygienically [modern
sewage systems].
Improper disposal  contaminate and pollute
the environment.
How can access to sanitation
facilities be measured?

8. Education
Education is the process of learning and
the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
Criterion? Literacy rate

9. Adult Literacy Rate
Literacy rate refers to the percentage of
adults (15 years and above) who can
read and write.
>developed, higher literacy rate