There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right. ~ Gro Brundtland; more health quotes at Betterworld.net.An excellent infographic by Gapminder.org provides a look at all the countries in the world and how they measure up in wealth and average life expectancy. On the horizontal axis you have the wealth of all the world's countries in GDP. On the vertical axis you have the life expectancy in those countries. And it's pretty clear: Richer countries tend to have higher life expectancies on average.
The graph encourages one to think about the disparities in the world, the poverty, the violence, the inequities of social, educational, and health programs, and what steps need to be taken to advance basic human rights around the world. Also, what can people do on an individual basis to address needs in your own community?
