Non income development factors - Concepts - Chapter 1 Class 10 Economics - Development - Economics

These are those attributes or the basis of comparison through which economic development of different states or countries is measured in terms of health, literacy, and other income aspects .

Infant Mortality Rate(or IMR)

• Indicates the number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.
• Lower IMR indicates better medical and child care facilities , better availability of food, a clean living environment, etc.

Literacy Rate

• Measures the proportion of the literate population in the 7 and above age group. 
• Higher Literacy rate implies people can undertake better job opportunities.

Net Attendance Ratio(NAR)

• Refers to the total number of children in the a ge group 14 and 15 years attending school as a percentage of the total number of children in the same age group. 
• Higher NAR shows the provision of better education facilities.