World risk report 2013: Health and healthcare
The WorldRiskReport 2013 looks at important elements in the measurement of vulnerability. A society with high health standards and healthcare that is affordable for all will be less vulnerable when it is hit by an extreme event. Just like every other index, the WorldRiskIndex can only consider indicators for which comprehensible, quantifiable data are available on a global scale. For example, this could be the proportion of population undernourished, the number of physicians and the number of hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants.
The WorldRiskIndex seeks answers to the following questions:
- How probable is an extreme natural event, and how likely is it to affect people?
- How vulnerable do the natural hazards make the people?
- To what extent can societies cope with acute disasters?
- Is a society taking preventive measures to address natural hazards to be expected in the future?
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