Indicators of Quality of Life

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Indicators of Quality of Life

• List the 3 basic needs given in this presentation
  and provide one fact about the statistics/trends
  of each.

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Basic Needs for Quality of Life One Global Trend/Statistic
1. Adequate Food As Basic Need
2. Health as a Basic Need
3. Literacy as a Basic Need
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1. Adequate Food As Basic Need

• 10 of the worlds population consumes 25 more
  food than they need, while the poorest 10
  consumes 30 less than they need
• At least 40 of Canadian children between 11-14
  have at least 1 medical problem caused by
  malnutrition (not enough nutritional value from
  food consumed)
• As many as 1 500 000 children have across the
  country suffer from malnutrition problems related
  to poverty

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2. Health as a Basic Need

• Partly a matter of adequate food and proper
  nutrition and partly a matter of correct
  sanitation and a disease minimized environment
• There is a direct correlation between life
  expectancy and nutritional requirements, as well
  as between life expectancy and literacy levels
• Relatively short life expectancies equates to
  higher Infant Mortality Rates high IMRs are
  strong indicators of the quality of health within
  a nation

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2. Literacy as a Basic Need

• Refers to the ability to read and write a basic
  sentence as well as a basic education
• Of the worlds literate, 69 female, 86 are male
• Illiteracy impairs the ability to improve food
  production, health care, population programs,
  etc.