Global Inequality: Life Expectancy, Wealth, Water, and Health 🌍

Life Expectancy

• Japan: Average life expectancy of 84 years.
• US: Average life expectancy of 79 years.
• France: Average life expectancy of 82 years.
• Angola and the Congo: Average life expectancy of 51-52 years.
• India: Average life expectancy of 66 years.
• Key Variables:
  • Access to food
  • Access to healthcare
  • Access to vaccinations
  • Access to clean water and sanitation

Access to Clean Water

• US and Europe: Almost everyone has access to clean water.
• Central and Western Africa: Up to a third of people may not have access to clean water sources.

Global Inequality

• Champagne Glass Analogy:
  • Useful to explain inequalities in income and wealth.
  • Richest Fifth: Have 82.7% of global income.
  • Poorest Fifth: Have 1.4% of global income.
  • Middle Three-Fifths: Have less than 16% of global income.
• Wealth Disparity: The richest 85 people have more wealth than the poorest 3.5 billion people.

Health: Maternal Mortality Rate

• Marker for Healthcare Quality:
  • Northern Europe and America: 10-20 per 100,000 women.
  • South America: 75 per 100,000 women.
  • Southeast Asia: 170 per 100,000 women.
  • Central and Western Africa: 700+ per 100,000 women.
• Disparity: Central and Western Africa have a 70-fold increase in risk compared to Northern Europe.

Conclusion

• Global inequalities are evident across various markers such as life expectancy, access to clean water, income distribution, and healthcare delivery.