Development dynamics key terms Flashcards
GDP
The total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year
Poverty line
The minimum income required to meet someone’s daily needs
Measures of inequality
How equally wealth is shared across the population
Access to safe drinking water
The % of the population with access to a piped supply of water within 1km
Literacy rate
The % of the population who can read and write
Birth rate
The number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death rate
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
Dependency ratio
The proportion of people below or above normal working age
Fertility rate
The average number of births per woman
Infant mortality rate
The number of children per 1000 live births that die before their first birthday
Life expectancy
The average number of years a person can expect to live for
Maternal mortality rate
The number of mothers per 100,000 who die during childbirth per year
