Per-capita income

Bangladesh is a developing country of 3rd world located in South East Asia covering a tenitory of 147,730 sqkm with about 120 million population. Per capita income is about 220 and literacy rate for 7 years and above has been 32.4%. In the backdrop of agrarian poverty ridden economy, its population may exceed 125 m by 2000 AD. Its 47% population are living below poverty line 12.06m people are unemployed. 

Per capita income rate of growth Presence or absence of militant or Communist-dominated unions... 

Table 3 shows that the distribution of alkaline batteries correlates with the statistics of per-capita income. Zn-carbon batteries can be afforded more easily, alkaline batteries cost at least twice as much. However, the electronic "push" for high-quality batteries with good continuous load per-... 

Differences in terms of per-capita income, per-capita emissions and energy intensity among countries remain significant (see Fig. 2.3). In 2004, UNFCCC Annex I countries held a 20% share in world population, produced 57% of world gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity (GDPppp), and accounted for 46% of global GHG emissions. 

People s Republic of China is not a major trading nation by international standards. The total trade of the United States is about 15 times that of China, and it was only in 1973 that the level of the mainland part of China s foreign trade surpassed that of Taiwan. Also, China s total international trade is a relatively low percentage of its gross national product—about six percent. Yet this is not surprising for a major country that has a massive population, a large domestic market and low per capita income. 

Second, economic growth during the same period brought about a corresponding increase in Americans per capita income. That increase amounted to about 38 percent between 1900, when the... 

Per capita income in non-opium producing households (Shan State) US 73 US 64... 

While efficiency dictates that different prices are charged in different markets, observable price differentials are not always due to reasons of economic efficiency or profit-maximization. Pharmaceutical prices are widely subject to nation-specific government regulation and a host of other factors. Bale (1998) provides a comprehensive review of potential reasons for price differences across countries. These include differences in such factors as IPR regimes, product liability laws, inflation rates, exchange rates, governmental price controls, per capita income, and regulatory systems. 

Morocco, on the north coast of Africa directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain, is the closest country to Western Europe where marijuana is extensively grown and used by the inhabitants. It is a poor country, with the per capita income less than 200 per year. Morocco obtained its independence from Spain and France only in 1956. Marijuana is grown in quantity by the mountain-dwelling "unaccultur-ated" Berber tribes in the Rif Mountains and is sold in the partially Westernized coastal plains. 

From a humanitarian perspective, a market-driven approach to drug development often leaves unaddressed the diseases of less-developed nations. Nations with a low per capita income are less able to contribute to an economically profitable drug. Some scientists have attempted to address this situation. For example, Dennis Liotta of Emory University spearheaded the creation of iThemba Pharmaceuticals in 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. iThemba specifically targets novel treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, three exceptionally common diseases in Africa.3... 

A highly industrialized country characterized by significant technological development, high per capita income, and low population growth rates. 

Region or Country Population (millions) Per Capita Income (103) No. of Batteries per Capita No. of Batteries (millions) No. of Alkaline Penetration... 

Size of market for your products rate of growth Size of population rate of growth Per capita income rate of growth Income distribution... 

State parhcipation in the Medicaid program is voluntary however, since 1982, all states participate in the program. For each state, the federal government funds at least 50% and up to 83% of the costs of Medicaid, depending on the state s per capita income. States that agree to participate in Medicaid must provide its beneficiaries a minimum set of health care resources, which include the following ... 

Unlike countries such as Russia (at the current moment), the Gulf States are financially sound with good liquidity . Of course, these countries are dependent on their oil sales and on the US dollar (exchange rates). The per capita income per annum indicates the Gulf States exceptional financial situation in comparison with other developing countries as shown in Table 2. 

Table 2. Per capita income per annum in the Gulf States. ... 

Najem GR, Louria DB, Lavenhar MA, Feurman M. Clusters of cancer mortality in New Jersey municipalities with special reference to chemical toxic waste disposal sites and per capita income. Int J Epidemiol 1985 14(4) 528 37. 

The social and healthcare impact of these demographics in the United States and across the globe will lead to an increased demand for better medicines directed at a healthy old age. This elderly population have more income than average per capita income. In the United States, 70 million baby-boomers are starting to retire to a total of... 

The region is not homogeneous. Individual countries differ significantly in government, economics, per capita income, size, population and religion. For example, Saudi Arabia is the largest country with 2 million km2, cf. Bahrain with only 711 km2. Yet Bahrain is the most densely populated country (917 people/km2) with Oman at the other extreme (9 people/km2). Absolute monarchy is found in Kuwait and complete democracy in Lebanon. The distribution of Islam, Christianity and Judaism will be familiar, with some countries almost totally one or other, whereas others are more mixed (e.g. 40% of the Lebanese population is Christian). 

To date, information on the economic impact of allergy and asthma for many countries with sizable populations, such as India, Indonesia, and China, is unavailable. However, based on epidemiological studies of asthma and allergy within such countries, it is likely that these conditions may account for substantial social and economic burden in these countries as well. One recent study from India provides such an example. Based on a sample of children with mild-to-moderate persistent asthma attending a pulmonary clinic, it was found that nearly two thirds of children had some restriction placed on their play activities because of asthma. The median monthly expenditure on these children s medication was 333 Rupees - about one third of the monthly per capita income [36]. 

Others see an energy future tied to broad societal goals of economic efficiency and equity and assumes policy changes can achieve the objectives. Energy service demands are developed based on assumed levels of per capita income. Market interventions are promoted which would reduce the energy supply. These could include petroleum product taxes and oil import fees and carbon taxes for greenhouse problems. 

The state of Kerala in southern India has shown how to control population growth, even though it is not wealthy.88 Its per capita income ( 300/yr) is 1/65 that of the United States. Its population of 30 million people lives in land about the size of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Life expectancy is high. Infant mortality is low. The birth rate is lower, and the literacy rate higher, than in the United States. The state spends 60% of its budget on health and education. Women and men are treated equally under this system. It may also have old-age pensions. The secret to the control of population in developing nations appears to be to improve the social status of women and to focus on the satisfaction of basic human needs.89... 

The snag is that, in much of Africa, even the lower priced therapy costs several times the per capita income, and the medical infrastructure for diagnosis of illness and delivery of drugs is lacking. The major pharmaceutical companies... 

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