Health Gains in Developing Countries
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Health Gains in Developing Countries. You must base your composition on the f ollowing instructions (given in Chinese):
1.以下图为依据描述发展中国家的期望寿命和婴儿死亡率的变化情况;
2.说明引起变化的各种原因。
Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write it neatly.
Health Gains in Developing Countries
This graph tells us the changes in the life expectancy and infant mortality in developing countries between 1960 and 1990. We can see that the life expectancy in 1960 was about 40 years whereas in 1990, it increased to about 60 years. In the meantime, the infant mortality rate dropped from 20off00 to 10off00.
There are many reasons for these changes. First, thanks to the advances in science and medicine, people are receiving better health care services than they used to. Secondly, with the development of economy, people are better off today. So they can attach much importance to their diet. Thirdly, owing to the increasing awareness of environment protection, measures are taken to solve the problem of pollution. All these are beneficial to people's health which certainly prolonged their life expectancy.