Health outcomes for China and India, writing homework help

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The Assignment (3–4 pages):

  • Describe two health outcomes  for which India and China have had different experiences in the last half  century.
  • Explain the reasons for the disparities noted.
  • Describe the experience for those outcomes in Kerala and suggest  reasons for why they are similar or different from the rest of India.

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Running head: HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHINA AND INDIA

Health Outcomes for China and India
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HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHINA AND INDIA

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Introduction
The two countries, China and India, have had positive economic growth in the past half
century. This has led to decrease in poverty in their respective populations and especially in
China. The two countries are known to be some of the largest in Asia continent in terms of
population. However, the health sector in both countries has not been affected positively by the
upward economic growth that both countries have experienced in the past half century (Bardhan,
2008).
Health Outcomes Which are Different in both China and India
There are two major outcomes that are seen to be different in both countries. One of
which is the infant mortality rate and life expectancy at child birth. The life expectancy at birth
achieved by India in 2000 was not even close to what China had achieved in the 1970s. 46% of
children under three years in India are underweight, whereas in China only 8% are underweight.
Infant mortality rate of children under five years in India is twice than that of China.
Another is that the burden of infectious diseases ...


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