global stats Flashcards
How many doctors are there to people in rich countries compared to developing countries?
Whilst richer countries have 1 doctor to every 520 people, developing nations only have one doctor to 17,000 people
How many children die each day to preventable diseases?
30,000
What percentage of doctors in the NHS have come from developing nations?
26% of doctors in the NHS come from developing countries
How many women die per year as a consequence of pregnancy and childbirth?
500,000
How much does the average American consume in comparison to the average Bangladeshi?
The average American consumes 300 times as much as the average Bangladeshi
American overconsumption stat
Although the USA makes up 6% of the worlds population, it uses 40% of the worlds resources
How much of the worlds illiterate population are women?
2/3
How many girls are at risk of FGM each year?
3 million
In Bangladesh, what percentage of garment workers are women?
85%
Between 1978-1996 what percentage of the Amazon basin did Brazil clear to make loan repayments to the world bank and IMF?
12.5%
Between 1978-1996 Brazil cleared 12.5% of its Amazon basin to make loan repayments to the world bank and IMF
What percentage of carbon emissions is China estimated to contribute if they continue on their economic path by 2050?
40%
On average, how much does a civil war reduce a countries economic growth by per year?
2.3%
Amnesty international 1999
Amnesty international found that at least 300,000 children under the age of 18 were in an arnmed conflict.
Commission for Africa (corruption and aid stat)
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.
In 2012 how much aid did the USA give?
In 2012 the USA provided $30 billion in official development aid which helped promote a variety of initiatives.
Official development aid accounts for how much of total aid?
80%
what is the global cost of war per year?
The global cost of war per year is £13 trillion
1987 Brundtland Report
Introduced the concept of sustainable development and how it can be achieved. Believed that poverty is also a major global problem.
Forbes magazine 2013
According to the Forbes magazine 2013, 37 out of the largest 100 economies in the world were run by TNCs rather than countries.
Evidence that employment in developing countries is susceptible to economic downturn
-The 2008 banking crisis imitated a global crisis that led to 22 million being unemployed in a single year.
How much money was transferred from migrants working in the west to their families in developing countries in 2012?
-$530 billion
What percentage of carbon emissions does the USA account for?
The USA accounts for 36% of carbon emissions
