Infant mortality : the number of deaths of infants under the age of 1 per 1000 live birth per year. It is an important measure of health equity between countries.
High IMR's are often found in the poorest countries
Most of the causes of a high IMR are often preventable
Where water supply, sanitation, housing & nutrition is adequate, IMR is low.
Difficult to collect and unreliable because of reporting bias
Education:
Literacy rate: the ability to read and write at a specified age
It is easily available and valid for international comparisons
Low levels of literacy (& education) can impede the economic development of a country
Education expenditure: the public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP.
Education index: It varies from 0.0 to a maximum of 1. It is based on the adult literacy rate and the combined enrolment for primary, secondary and tertiary education. i.e. Cuba scores highly with 0.993, showing that a country that invests in its education system may have a high index without necessarily being rich.
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