Tag: world social indicators
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WSI: Worldwide Per Capita Income
We have seen how prosperity, measured in terms of long life, is spreading throughout most of the planet. Yet when most people think of the disparity between nations, they usually think in terms of income levels. Income is correlated with other factors that empower us to survive and thrive. The common refrain we hear today…
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WSI: Infant Mortality
A second measure of prosperity demographers frequently use is the infant mortality rate. The infant mortality rate is the number of children that die between birth and their first birthday per 1,000 live births. Because the first year of life is when human beings are most vulnerable, their ability to survive the first year of…
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WSI: Life Expectancy
Demographers commonly use life expectancy rates as a measure of societal well-being. The life expectancy rate is the years someone is expected to live when born based on actuarial science. Long life is a universal indicator of prosperity across cultures and time. It is an important measure to demographers because achieving it requires a complex…
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World Social Indicators: Introduction
Is the state of the world getting better or getting worse? How would you answer that question? What indicators would you look to? In his book Making the Best of It: Following Jesus in the Real World, John Stackhouse makes the case that our mission is to seek the greatest shalom possible in the world,…