Indicators of Quality of Life

List the 3 basic needs given in this presentation and provide one fact about the statistics/trends of each.

Basic Needs for Quality of Life

One Global Trend/Statistic

1. Adequate Food As Basic Need

2. Health as a Basic Need

3. Literacy as a Basic Need

1. Adequate Food As Basic Need• 10% of the world’s population consumes 25%

more food than they need, while the poorest 10% consumes 30% less than they need

• At least 40% of Canadian children between 11-14 have at least 1 medical problem caused by malnutrition (not enough nutritional value from food consumed)

• As many as 1 500 000 children have across the country suffer from malnutrition problems related to poverty

2. Health as a Basic Need• Partly a matter of adequate food and proper

nutrition and partly a matter of correct sanitation and a disease minimized environment

• There is a direct correlation between life expectancy and nutritional requirements, as well as between life expectancy and literacy levels

• Relatively short life expectancies equates to higher Infant Mortality Rates – high IMRs are strong indicators of the quality of health within a nation

2. Literacy as a Basic Need

• Refers to the ability to read and write a basic sentence as well as a basic education

• Of the worlds literate, 69% female, 86% are male

• Illiteracy impairs the ability to improve food production, health care, population programs, etc.