The Globalised Health Industry (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What is the life expectancy gap between low-income and high-income countries?
What is the life expectancy gap between low-income and high-income countries?
23 years
What is the life expectancy for men in Calton, Glasgow?
What is the life expectancy for men in Calton, Glasgow?
53.9 years
According to WHO, how many children die daily before reaching their fifth birthday?
According to WHO, how many children die daily before reaching their fifth birthday?
21,000 children
What percentage of maternal deaths occur in developing countries?
What percentage of maternal deaths occur in developing countries?
99%
What percentage of tuberculosis deaths happen in the developing world?
What percentage of tuberculosis deaths happen in the developing world?
95%
What is the estimated value of the global pharmaceutical industry ('Big Pharma')?
What is the estimated value of the global pharmaceutical industry ('Big Pharma')?
$600 billion
Which practice did Goldacre expose about Big Pharma?
Which practice did Goldacre expose about Big Pharma?
Hiding unflattering trial data
According to Marxists, what does the capitalist system prioritise over people's wellbeing?
According to Marxists, what does the capitalist system prioritise over people's wellbeing?
Profit
What does Cuba demonstrate about health outcomes despite being very poor?
What does Cuba demonstrate about health outcomes despite being very poor?
Social capital can overcome limits
What does Bhutan prioritise instead of GDP?
What does Bhutan prioritise instead of GDP?
Gross National Happiness
Which organisations offer Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs)?
Which organisations offer Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs)?
World Bank and IMF
What did Wilkinson & Pickett find correlates strongly with health outcomes?
What did Wilkinson & Pickett find correlates strongly with health outcomes?
Income inequality within countries