Low Life Expectancy In Third World Countries

The primary reason for the vast increase in life expectancy in developed countries in the 20th century is universal clean drinking water and very high level of public and personal hygiene. These two improvements account for probably 80%of the life expectancy. Overall life

Without enough doctors and medicine 60.8% of rural population and 39.2% of Urban population lack proper medical care. (“Zambia.”). A common disease that last all year is Malaria, it is a very deadly disease and is caused by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Over a year an approximant amount of 4 million of the population are infected and 8,000 die “Resources.”. Malnutrition is also a problem that needs a solution. This is a result of poverty and not having the right amount of resources for the correct foods and nutrition that your body needs “Log

the lifestyle as these other countries. In Nami California people live eight years longer than other

Africa is one country that has one of the biggest water problems. Africa’s water is very toxic due to the many human bodies being thrown into it Janjaweed militia fighting against the native tribes of Africa. Africans are then drinking and cooking with this contaminated water. In Africa, they do not have plumbing, so their sewer gets mixed into the water that they drink which then causes it to be unsafe. Consequently, three hundred thousand children are dying everyday because of contaminated water. Eighty five percent of diseases in Africa are caused by waterborne illness. Africa has a huge water pollution problem, many people are dying from their water.

The plotted data shows that there is a negative correlation between crude death rate and income per capita across countries but the slope becomes less steep throughout the time period. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a high crude death rate with lower income, compared to other regions while in Middle East and North Africa, there is a lower crude death rate with higher income. There are some factors that might influence the death rate such as sanitation facilities and health care system. Systems in high-income countries are much better than those in low-income countries. Within that time frame, there were some unusual patterns throughout the time period. From 1975 to 1980, there was a drastic increase in the death rate in Timor-Leste and Cambodia.

Ending world poverty is not an easy task. Many have tried to end this global problem with the notion that there is enough for the whole world. However, some regions have failed to succeed in the trial to end deprivation. In spite of the failure to end poverty, people like Jeffrey Sachs continue to have the optimism to demolish poverty. Class assignments reading and discussions have enabled the inspiration to acquire policies that could stop the cyclical development of poverty. These policies include the improvement and affordability of primary education in the developing region of sub- Saharan Africa. The prevention and cures of treatable diseases. As well as, the elimination on the food crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. The inspired

This project aims to determine the factors that could mostly explain the variation of life expectancy per country through regression analysis. The explanatory variables considered are real GDP growth rate, health care index, pollution index, traffic index, literacy rate and gender. The response variable is the actual

This paper examines the first section of the Country Health Profile that assesses the disease burden of the chosen country by providing a brief overview of the country, describes the major health issues in the country, the leading cause of deaths, health problems that cause the most disability, the risk factors that drive the most death and disability, and some examples of health problems that are becoming more or less prevalent over time. The chosen country for this paper is Chad. Chad is a landlocked country in northern Central Africa that occupies an area of 1,284,000 km² and has a population of 14.1 million people (The World Bank, 2015). The landscape of the country varies, extensive arid plains in the center, a desert in the north, mountains

Jared Diamond asked, “Why were Europeans, rather that Africans or Native Americans, the ones to end up with guns, the nastiest germs, and steel” in his book Guns, Germs, and Steel. The world’s inequality started thousands of years ago about 10,000 years. Why was Europe so much more advanced than Papua New Guinea long ago? Inequality isn’t just about some countries don't have technology like cell phones or computers, inequality also covers how some countries don't have three meals a day, some families don't have indoor plumbing or appliances, and some societies are still living like America did thousands of years ago. Inequality is shadowed and is inhabitant to millions of people, but you don't hear about it and when you hear about third world countries your automatic response is to blame the people living there like maybe if they

Life expectancy at birth, according to the World Bank is “the average number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if health and living conditions at the time of its birth remained the same throughout its life. It reflects the health of a country's people and the quality of care they receive when they are sick” (World Bank). There are many factors that can affect life expectancy, geographic area, race, gender, and family medical history are just a few of them. Therefore, low levels of life expectancy within a country can be a result of any combination of these factors. Which is definitely the case in Malawi a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa. Malawi, according to data provided by the World Bank in 2013 has a life expectancy rate of 55.2 years. Which is the second lowest life expectancy in the immediate surrounding area. There are many things that

Desert areas have a short supply of water, the climate is very dry and frequently there are long periods of drought. In some areas of Africa there are very few water sources even available. Africa is home to 6.3 percent of the world's population, but it contains only 1.4 percent of the world's renewable fresh water. Water shortages, polluted water and poor water management are causing serious public health problems in Africa. Water related diseases such as malaria, cholera, schistosomiasis and dysentery harm or kill millions of people each year. People are not able to maintain a minimum standard of personal hygiene and are forced out of necessity to drink water that has been contaminated by human, animal or other types of waste. Since there is no medical treatment for these diseases, the only answer is a safe water supply. Some of these diseases in hot climates are not only caused by bad sanitation, but by the presence of water. Insects and parasites breed in standing water, so water that is transported from one place to another may be spreading disease. In these underdeveloped countries there is not enough money to install safe water supplies. In areas where water is not readily available the women and children carry water long distances to their homes. As the population in Africa increases, so does the demand for water. Experts measure water availability in terms of the amount of annual

Health care in third-world/developing countries is vastly different than that health care in first-world/developed countries. In 1994, AZT became the first approved treatment for HIV. Pertinent studies showed that prenatal administration of AZT to HIV positive pregnant and subsequent postnatal administration to their babies resulted in a reducing mother to infant transmission from 25% to 8%. This change in the course of such a devastating illness helped to alter the mindset that having HIV was a death sentence. AZT was shown to slow the spread HIV significantly. It is important to note that AZT cannot stop the spread of HIV completely, but it is a viable treatment method that attempts to control and slow the condition.

While these factors are central to living longer, they alone cannot be the only facets. The social and economic conditions of each country will undoubtedly affect its citizens, their lifestyles and decisions. Citizens of wealthier countries have access to modern medicine and medical facilities, the

Have you ever heard that water-related disease will cause a child dies in every 21 seconds? If you do a calculation here, you will find out that there would be 4320 deaths every day, and approximately 1.5 million deaths annually. Isn’t it a consternating statistic for you? 60 to 70% of a human body is made out of one of the vital elements; water. Therefore, we can survive without food for three weeks, but not water. It is an absolutely different story because every single living cell in the human body does need water for functioning. Thus, you can imagine how miserable the situation in the rural area in Africa is. Apart from that, a bottle of the polluted water can be a killer to Africans because it contains many different kinds of virus

Global Health has evolved over time in response to inequities resulting from racial, ethnic, economic, and other disparities among the world’s population. The World Health Organization and other global health response organizations, as well as individual governments define and gather relevant statistics that can assess a nations overall health status as compared to that of other nations. In doing so, the comparisons identify countries with high levels of negative health outcomes, how well they are being addressed, and what social, political, and economic factors contribute to such health disparities. South Africa is a nation that has complex health care needs and shortcomings even though it is the second wealthiest nation in Africa.