MDC LDC HDI More Developed Countries Less Developed

MDC, LDC, & HDI More Developed Countries, Less Developed Countries, and Human Development Index

MDC VERSUS LDC More Developed Country Less Developed Country High Per Capita GDP High Life Expectancy High Literacy Rates High Expected Years of Education High % of Urban Population Developed Infrastructure Low Birth Rate Low Death Rate Stable Population Growth Low Infant Mortality Rate High HDI Ranking Low Per Capita GDP Low Life Expectancy Low Literacy Rates Low Expected Years of Education High % of Rural Population Little Developed Infrastructure High Birth Rate High Death Rate Unstable Population Growth High Infant Mortality Rate Low HDI Ranking

IF YOU SLEEP IN A BED, PUT YOUR FOOD IN A REF RIGERATOR, CLOTH ES IN A CLOSET, DRIV E OR WALK T O SC HO OL ON A PAVED ROAD, GET TO SEE A DOCTO R A DENTI ST, YOU LIVE IN A MDC

IF YOU SLEEP ON THE FLOOR, WONDER WHERE YOUR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM, HAVE ON YOUR ONLY SET OF CLOTHING, WALK 6 MILES TO THE ONLY SCHOOL IN YOUR CITY, AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A DOCTOR OR EVEN HEARD OF A DENTIST, YOU LIVE IN A LDC.

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GDP G – Gross = Total D – Domestic = Inside a country’s borders P – Product = Value of goods and services GDP – Gross Domestic Product equals the total value of all goods and services produced inside a country’s borders. Used as an economic indicator. The higher the GDP the wealthier the country.

USA GDP $ 14. 1 trillion Malawi GDP $ 4. 7 Billion

PER CAPITA GDP Per Capita GDP is the GDP of a country divided by the total population. Gives a more accurate representation of the typical citizens way of life.

Per Capita GDP of USA $ 46, 860 Per Capita GDP of Malawi $ 821

LIFE EXPECTANCY Life Expectancy – The number of years a person is expected to live in a given country. The higher the life expectancy the more developed the country. Life Expectancy in the USA is 78 years. Life Expectancy in Uganda is 53 years.

LITERACY RATE AND EXPECTED YEARS OF EDUCATION Literacy Rate – The % of adults that can read and write. High Literacy Rates are found in more developed countries. § Literacy Rate in the USA 99 %. § Literacy Rate in Mali 23. 2 %. Expected years of Education – Average number of years the typical citizen will spend in school. Higher number of years will be found in your MDCs. § Expected years in Australia 20. 7 years § Expected years in Turkey 10. 1 years

Infrastructure – a system of roads, ports, and other facilities found in MDCs and necessary to have a modern economy. INFRA STRUC TURE

BIRTH RATE & DEATH RATE Birth Rate – number of births a year for every thousand people in a country. Death Rate – number of deaths a year for every thousand people in a country. Birth Rate is the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. High Birth Rates are found in LDCs. Death Rate is a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, it accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. High Death Rates are found in LDCs. § USA Birth Rate 13. 83 § Afghanistan Birth Rate 38. 37 § Angola Death Rate 23. 4 § Canada Death Rate 7. 98

INFANT MORTALITY RATE Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) - the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1, 000 live births in the same year. Higher IMRs are found in LDCs. § IMR in Afghanistan 149. 2 § IMR in Japan 2. 78

WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON? ?

THEY ARE ALL RANKINGS! HDI – Human Development Index is a RANKING of the level of development of countries.

The HDI uses all of the statistics we have talked about to rank countries level of development. Key statistics used to determine HDI § Per Capita GDP § Expected Years of Education § Life Expectancy

HIGHEST HDI RANKINGS

LOWEST HDI RANKING

MDC VS. LDC PUT THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS IN THE CORRECT C ATEG OR Y High Life Expectancy Low IMR High Urban Population High Death Rate High GDP Low Death Rate High HDI Rank High Rural Population Low GDP Developed Infrastructure High Literacy Rate Low Years of Education Low Life Expectancy Free Market Economy Low Literacy Rate Low Birth Rate Unstable Population Growth Low HDI Rank High Birth Rate No Infrastructure Stable Population Growth Low Per Capita GDP Subsistence Based Economy High Per Capita GDP High IMR