CBSE 2023 Class 12 Economics Outside Delhi Set 1

On the basis of the given data:
Some Selected Indicators of Human
Development, 2017-2019

Item	India	China	Pakisthan
Human Development Index (Value)	0.645	0.761	0.557
Rank (based on HDI)	130	87	154
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)	69.7	76.9	67.3
Mean years of Schooling (\% aged 15 and above)	6.5	8.1	5.2
Gross National Income per capita (PPP US$ )	6,681	16.057	5,005
Percentage of People living Below Poverty Line (National)	21.9*	1.7**	24.3*
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)	29.9	7.4	57.2
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1 lakh births)	133	29	140
Population using at least basic Sanitation (%)	60	75	60
Population using at least basic drinking Water Source (%)	93	96	91
Percentage of Undernourished Children	37.9	8.1	37.6

Sources: Human Development Report 2019 and 2020.

Question : 44

Total: 52

Compare India and China on the basis of any one of the indicator identified above in part (i).

Solution:

Comparison of India and China on the basis of 'Life Expectancy at Birth":
Life Expectancy at birth in China is 76.9 years while it is 69.7 years in India. China is ahead of India as in China, it is 7 years longer than India. It is because of better health facilities in China. In India, lack of hospitals, poor facilities in hospitals and primary health centers in rural areas, lack of specialized doctors, nurses and other medical staff are responsible for less life expectancy at birth.

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