Homework 1: Part A Snapshots of World Health:Slide 2Slide 3Click on a flag to view information on each countryAngolaAustraliaBotswanaBrazilCameroonCanadaChinaGermanyIndiaJapanSwedenUnited StatesAnswer the following questions. You will turn in your answers on paper at the beginning of class on the day the assignment is due.SourcesHomework 1: Part 2 Health Problems in Developed and Developing World: Ages 0-4Question 1Question 2Question 3Slide 23Slide 24Question 3Question 3: E. coli O157:H7 Spinach Outbreak Case Counts by State (As of October 6, 2006)Slide 27Homework 1: Part AHomework 1: Part ASnapshots of World Health:Snapshots of World Health:Comparisons Around the Globe•Welcome to Homework 1 Part A. This site contains the instructions and reference information you will need for the activity. Answers may not be submitted electronically. Answer the questions on paper and turn in the assignment in class on the due date.•In this activity you will be asked to create graphs. Use the graphing software of your choice (Microsoft Excel, for example).Instructions: The following pages list health information and statistics for twelve countries. Select “Go to countries” to view the data. Select “Go to assignment page” when you are ready to proceed. You will be able to return to the data pages while answering the assigned questions.Go to countries Go to assignment pageView sources and links.Back to instructions Go to assignment pageView sources and linksClick on a flag to view information on each countryAngolaBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $52Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 3.6 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 44.1 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 10,766,471 (July 2003 est.) GDP per capita: $1,600 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 36.96 yearsInfant mortality rate: 193.82 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 6.38 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 350,000 (2001 est.)2004 Activity Report: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/ar/i2004/angola.cfmAustraliaReport by the US Office of Technology Assessment (1995)“The health care system in Australia is pluralistic, complex, and only loosely organized. It involves all levels of government as well as public and private providers ... The government contribution is funded from general taxation revenues and a Medicare levy on taxable incomes … For each health care technology included on the Medical Benefits Schedule, Medicare reimburses a proportion of the cost. If a technology is not included on the schedule, costs are typically paid by the patient; private insurance coverage is relatively limited.” For the complete report: http://www.wws.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/byteserv.prl/~ota/disk1/1995/9562/956204.PDFBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $2,213Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 8.3 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 16.8 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 19,731,934 (July 2003 est.) GDP per capita: $27,000 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 80.13 yearsInfant mortality rate: 4.83 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 1.76 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (2001 est.)BotswanaBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $358Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 6.0 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 11.0 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 1,573,267 (July 2003 est.)GDP per capita: $9,500 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 32.26 yearsInfant mortality rate: 67.34 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 3.27 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 330,000 (2001 est.)BrazilBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $631Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 8.3 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 38.5 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 182,032,604 (July 2003 est.)GDP per capita: $7,600 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 71.13 yearsInfant mortality rate: 31.74 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 2.01 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 610,000 (2001 est.)2004 Activity Report : http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/ar/i2004/brazil.cfmCameroonBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $55Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 4.3 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 66.3 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 15,746,179 (July 2003 est.)GDP per capita: $1,700 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 48.05 yearsInfant mortality rate: 70.12 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 4.63 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 920,000 (2001 est.)2004 Activity Report: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/ar/i2004/cameroon.cfmReport by the US Office of Technology Assessment (1995)“Under the Canadian constitution, health care is a provincial responsibility; the federal role is limited to health care financing, health protection, and environmental health … Universal health insurance, administered by provincial governments on a shared-cost basis with the federal government, covers inpatient and outpatient care in hospitals, ambulatory care and, in some provinces, prescribed medication and appliances.” For the complete report: http://www.wws.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/byteserv.prl/~ota/disk1/1995/9562/956205.PDFWHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $2,534Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 9.1 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 15.5 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.) GDP per capita: $29,400 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 79.83 yearsInfant mortality rate: 4.88 deaths / 1000 live birthsFertility rate: 1.61 children born / woman (2003 est.)People living with HIV/AIDS: 55,000 (2001 est.)CanadaBack to countries…ChinaBack to countries…WHO STATISTICS (2000)Total health expenditure per capita: $205Health expenditure as percentage of GDP: 5.3 %Out-of-pocket percentage of health expenditure: 60.4 %CIA FACTBOOK (2003) Population: 1,286,975,468 (July 2003 est.) GDP per capita: $4,400 (2002 est.)Life expectancy at birth: 72.22 yearsInfant mortality rate: 25.26
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