Income Countries

Myocardial Infarction - Epidemiology
... were from ischemic heart disease with it being the leading cause of death in high or middle income countries and second only to lower respiratory infections in lower income countries ... from ischemic heart disease have slowed or declined in most high income countries, although cardiovascular disease still accounted for 1 in 3 of all deaths in the USA in 2008 ...

Purchasing Power Parity - Difficulties - Range and Quality of Goods
... tradables and non-tradables from high-income to low-income countries is a consequence of the Balassa-Samuelson effect and gives a big cost advantage to labour intensive production of tradable goods ... because the pay of those workers goes farther in low-income countries than high, the relative pay differentials (inter-country) can be sustained for longer than ... as a cheaper factor of production than is available to factories in richer countries ...

Appropriate Technology - Applications - Water and Sanitation - Water
... The quality of water from household connections and community water points in low-income countries is not reliably safe for direct human consumption ... of waterborne disease among users in low-income countries ... proponents of POU treatment is to reach large numbers of low-income households on a sustainable basis ...

Global Mental Health - Treatment Gap
... This so-called "treatment gap" is estimated to reach about 76-85% for low- and middle-income countries, and even 35-50% for high-income countries ... problem are public health priorities, lack of a mental health policy and legislation in many countries, a lack of resources – financial and human resources – as well as ... treat mental disorders in 144 low- and middle-income countries ...

Trade Facilitation And Development - World Bank Research
... sector growth, and export competitiveness in developing countries ... How to reform report (2007) documents the wide range of reform needed in developing countries to lower trade costs ... a standardized cargo of goods in 155 countries ...