global stats

Question 1

How many doctors are there to people in rich countries compared to developing countries?

Answer 1

Whilst richer countries have 1 doctor to every 520 people, developing nations only have one doctor to 17,000 people

Question 2

How many children die each day to preventable diseases?

Answer 2

30,000

Question 3

What percentage of doctors in the NHS have come from developing nations?

Answer 3

26% of doctors in the NHS come from developing countries

Question 4

How many women die per year as a consequence of pregnancy and childbirth?

Answer 4

500,000

Question 5

How much does the average American consume in comparison to the average Bangladeshi?

Answer 5

The average American consumes 300 times as much as the average Bangladeshi

Question 6

American overconsumption stat

Answer 6

Although the USA makes up 6% of the worlds population, it uses 40% of the worlds resources

Question 7

How much of the worlds illiterate population are women?

Answer 7

2/3

Question 8

How many girls are at risk of FGM each year?

Answer 8

3 million

Question 9

In Bangladesh, what percentage of garment workers are women?

Answer 9

85%

Question 10

Between 1978-1996 what percentage of the Amazon basin did Brazil clear to make loan repayments to the world bank and IMF?

Answer 10

12.5%

Between 1978-1996 Brazil cleared 12.5% of its Amazon basin to make loan repayments to the world bank and IMF

Question 11

What percentage of carbon emissions is China estimated to contribute if they continue on their economic path by 2050?

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

On average, how much does a civil war reduce a countries economic growth by per year?

Answer 12

2.3%

Question 13

Amnesty international 1999

Answer 13

Amnesty international found that at least 300,000 children under the age of 18 were in an arnmed conflict.

Question 14

Commission for Africa (corruption and aid stat)

Answer 14

The Commission for Africa estimated that the amount of aid money stolen by corrupt officials and held in foreign bank accounts is equivalent to more than half of Africa’s external debts.

Question 15

In 2012 how much aid did the USA give?

Answer 15

In 2012 the USA provided $30 billion in official development aid which helped promote a variety of initiatives.

Question 16

Official development aid accounts for how much of total aid?

Answer 16

80%

Question 17

what is the global cost of war per year?

Answer 17

The global cost of war per year is £13 trillion

Question 18

1987 Brundtland Report

Answer 18

Introduced the concept of sustainable development and how it can be achieved. Believed that poverty is also a major global problem.

Question 19

Forbes magazine 2013

Answer 19

According to the Forbes magazine 2013, 37 out of the largest 100 economies in the world were run by TNCs rather than countries.

Question 20

Evidence that employment in developing countries is susceptible to economic downturn

Answer 20

-The 2008 banking crisis imitated a global crisis that led to 22 million being unemployed in a single year.

Question 21

How much money was transferred from migrants working in the west to their families in developing countries in 2012?

Answer 21

-$530 billion

Question 22

What percentage of carbon emissions does the USA account for?

Answer 22

The USA accounts for 36% of carbon emissions