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Poverty indicators
The table below shows some of the statistics used by
governments and international organisations to determine
the level of poverty in a country. It shows a comparison of
these indicators between Ireland, the UK and Kenya.
Indicator
Ireland
UK
Kenya
217.8 billion
2.5 trillion
44.1 million
4.6 million
64.1 million
44.3 million
35,670
37,340
1,730
11
14
147
Birth rate (crude birth rate per 1,000
people) (2012)
15.6
12.3
35.5
Death rate (crude death rate per 1,000
people) (2012)
5.9
8.9
8.6
Infant mortality (children 0-1 year
mortality rate per 1,000 live births)
(2012)
3.4
4.1
48.7
Number of doctors per 10,000 people
(2013)
26.70
28.09
1.98
Per capita government expenditure on
health PPP (international $) (2011)
2,741.80
2,747.00
30.50
99 (2003 est.)
99 (2003 est.)
Adult – 72.2 (2013)
Youth – 82.4
100
100
62 total
82 urban
55 rural
79/83
79/83
59/62
8.8
7.9
0.3
Gross domestic product (GDP) in US$
(2013)
Total population (2013)
Gross national income (GNI) per head
PPP (international $) (2012)
Human Development Index (HDI) world
ranking out of 187 countries (2013)
Literacy rate %
Adult – >15 years
Youth – 15-24 years
Access to safe water (% using an
improved drinking water source) (2012)
Life expectancy (years) (m/f) (2012)
Carbon dioxide emissions per person
(metric tons) (2010)
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER...
• Is gross national income per head a good measure
of poverty levels in a country? Why/why not?
• Why are the carbon dioxide emissions higher in
the UK and Ireland? What impact might this have?
• What do these statistics tell you about people’s
quality of life? What don’t they tell you?
• How could we tell which countries are making a
bigger impact on climate change? Which do you
think are likely to be more affected by it?
Sources
UNITED NATIONS: mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Data.aspx – infant mortality, access to safe water
hdr.undp.org/en/data – Human Development Index
www.uis.unesco.org/literacy/Pages/data-release-map-2013.aspx – Kenya literacy rates
WORLD BANK: data.worldbank.org/topic/climate-change – Carbon dioxide emissions
data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD – GDP and population
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: who.int/countries – GNI and life expectancy
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2103.html
– UK and Ireland literacy rates
ROI charity no. 20014162 Company no. 426928 NI charity no. NIC101631 Company no. NI059154.
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