Development And Health- Indicators

Question 1

Negatives of individual indicators

Answer 1

• Too broad and generalised
• They are averages which disguise and distort internal variations in a country
• Some areas/regions are more wealthy than others
• Subsistence economies are not included in wealth indicators
• Some indicators irrelevant (e.g. computers per household where there is limited electricity)

Question 2

Composite indicator

Answer 2

Compiled using a number of indicators to provide a broader, more balanced description of the level of development of a country or region.

Question 3

PQLI

Answer 3

Physical Quality of Life Index

Infant mortality, life expectancy at age one and basic literacy

Question 4

PQLI advantages

Answer 4

3 indicators- more reliable
Good indication of quality of life
Linked concepts- investment in education and health care reflected in PQLI

Question 5

PQLI disadvantages

Answer 5

Overlap in infant mortality and life expectancy
Difficult to put numbers to the scale
Ignores economic factors and other ‘quality of life’ areas like justice, security and human rights

Question 6

HDI

Answer 6

Human Development Index

Adjusted income per capita, education attainment and life expectancy at birth

Question 7

HDI advantages

Answer 7

Allows direct comparison between countries

Can be adjusted to show figures for male and female incomes

Question 8

HDI disadvantages

Answer 8

Only 3 sets of data are used
Won’t show internal differences within countries
If all countries improve at her same rate them poorer countries will never climb the rankings

Question 9

First, second, third world countries

Brant line

Answer 9

Over simplistic and