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EmailTEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Questions
- Mortality from diabetes and AIDS
- Epidemiological transition
- Cancer incidence & prevalence
- Maternal mortality
- Causes of child death in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Violent conflict and health
- Extreme poverty
- Primary school attendance
- U.S. infant mortality rates
- U.S. asthma rates
- Infectious disease control
- Primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare
- Health expenditures and health outcomes
- Socioeconomic status & health
- Equity or equality in access
7. Millennium Development Goal 1 is to "eradicate extreme poverty and hunger." Which world region made the most progress in reducing extreme poverty from 1990 to 2005?
Answer:
East Asia and the Pacific saw the greatest improvement (reduction) in the number living in extreme poverty. The percentage of those living in that region on less than $1.25 per day (USD adjusted for purchasing power parity) fell from 55% in 1990 to 17% in 2005.
7b. Which region saw an increase?
Answer:
In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the percentage living on less than $1.25 per day (USD adjusted for purchasing power parity) went from 2% to 4%.
Data source: World Bank Online Atlas of the Millennium Development Goals.
