Quality of Life Indicators
QoL(Quality of Life) indicators are determining values of whether a country is developed or developing, and how life is there. These below are the QoL indicators that we learnt in class.
Life expectancy is the average or mean of how long you should expect your life to be there. This can teach you to expect the majority age of people you'll see there, maybe its the elderly or younger generations, based on life expectancy, you can see the outliers, or rare people out-surviving the life expectancy. This can also represent how comfortable a country is, for people to be able to live that long.
Infant mortality is the rate of how much infants, or babies, die before 12 months of survival. If a country's infant mortality is high, the next generation won't have a lot of people since a lot of the population died at birth. A low infant mortality also isn't all positive, it could mean overpopulation or not enough resources to support or maintain them.
Access to clean water is how much people have access to clean water. If this is low, the majority of the population could have unsafe or poisonous water in their system, because they don't get to choose between clean or dirty water to consume. This can lead to an inefficient workforce, regular sicknesses, and a higher death rate.
Access to medical care determines how many people can afford or reach medical care. This can determine between life and death, and how accessible this country is.
Access to education is how much people can access education. Some people can't reach schools, or can't afford to attend them. This can determine a huge part of the future of the country, since it kind of predicts how much smart people you get, or educated workforce.
Literacy rate is important, because literacy is a skill we use everyday, even while you are reading this. Literacy rate is how many people can read and write within the country. It is pretty important, because it limits and sets boundaries to communication and development.
Income level is how much you earn, so how many things can people afford.
I agree with most of these, but I think a minor change could be made to the education category. I think it could be changed to maybe how many people actually pass or graduate the education systems, since people flunk out of schools too.