The Globalised Health Industry (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Global health inequalities definition
Global health inequalities definition
Differences in health status & healthcare access between & within countries
Life expectancy in low-income countries
Life expectancy in low-income countries
57 years
Life expectancy in high-income countries
Life expectancy in high-income countries
80 years
Life expectancy gap: rich vs poor nations
Life expectancy gap: rich vs poor nations
23 years
Daily child deaths before 5th birthday
Daily child deaths before 5th birthday
21,000
% maternal deaths in developing countries
% maternal deaths in developing countries
99%
% TB deaths in developing world
% TB deaths in developing world
95%
% chronic diseases in low/middle-income countries
% chronic diseases in low/middle-income countries
80%
Big Pharma refers to
Big Pharma refers to
Global pharmaceutical industry
Big Pharma industry value
Big Pharma industry value
$600 billion
Marxist view: health inequalities cause
Marxist view: health inequalities cause
Capitalism prioritising profit over people's wellbeing
Country with good health despite poverty
Country with good health despite poverty
Cuba
Bhutan's policy focus (not GDP)
Bhutan's policy focus (not GDP)
Gross National Happiness (GNH)
SAPs (Structural Adjustment Programmes)
SAPs (Structural Adjustment Programmes)
World Bank/IMF loans requiring welfare spending cuts
Wilkinson & Pickett key finding
Wilkinson & Pickett key finding
Income inequality within countries correlates with health