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Global Health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Global Health | Refers to the health of different populations in the world. |
| Economy | A countries production and consumption of goods and services and their supply of money. |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Is a measure of the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year. |
| Developed Countries | Refers to countries with good/strong economies, high standard of living, well established education. |
| Developing Countries | Refers to countries with poor to medium economies, high population and low income, poor participation in education. |
| Life Expectancy | Estimation of how long someone is expected to live, it is calculated using current death rates. |
| Mortality | The amount of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factors. |
| Under-five Mortality Rate | Number of deaths that occur in the first five years of a child's life. |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Number of deaths that occur in a child's first year of lie. |
| Disease and Disability | In many developing countries much of disease & disability is linked to, under nutrition and infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS. In developed countries much of disease & disability are heart disease, depression, diabetes and lung cancer. |