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1
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What are the successes of the MGD goals regarding poverty?

A

The number of people in poverty in going down, the number of people out of extreme poverty is going up; the state of being extemely poor

2
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What is poverty?

A

A welfare measure using average household income/consumption

Poverty line - separates poor from non-poor (need to meet basic needs)

3
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What is the level of poverty in low income countries in terms of $/day earned?

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extreme poverty is $1.90/day

4
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What is the level of poverty in lower middle income countries in terms of $/day earned?

A

extreme poverty is $1.90/day

Additional poverty line - $3.20/day

5
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What is the level of poverty in upper middle income countries in terms of $/day earned?

A

Extreme poverty is $1.90/day

Additional poverty line - $5.50/day

6
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What is the level of poverty in high income countries in terms of $/day earned?

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Extreme poverty is $1.90/day

Additional poverty line - $21.70/day

7
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What other factors affect extreme poverty?

A

Limited access to clean water, sanitation, form of energy that does not put you at risk, and access to education

8
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Why do we worry about the extremely impoverished?

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They are individuals with lower life span, health problems, lack of opportunity, job opportunities, and malnourishment

9
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What region of the world has the greatest population in poverty?

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Sub-Saharan Africa

10
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What are the three factors of the Human Development Index?

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life expectancy index, education index, and GNI index

11
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What factors go into making the life expectancy index?

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life expectancy at birth, long and healthy life

12
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What factors go into making the education index?

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knowledge, mean years of schooling, and expected years of schooling

13
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What factors go into making the GNI index?

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GNI ($PPP) and decent standard of living

14
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What are the connections between health, access to health care, and poverty?

A

Poor access to health care and poor health can lead to increased poverty because those conditions can impact the ability to work or live health lives

15
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What are some examples of connections between poverty and health?

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Hookworm disease in the Southern US

Death after surgery is three times more likely in lower-income countries