3.2 Trends
- Globally, under-five mortality has decreased by 33%, from an estimated rate of 89 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 60 deaths per 1000 live births in 2009. This decline translates into an average annual decrease in child mortality of 2.1%. Numbers of under-five deaths have declined from 12.4 million in 1990 to 8.1 million in 2009. While progress has been made, it is unequally
A case of interest rates rise, but bond prices fell.
Interest rate changes impact on bond prices in the different economic conditions.
Base interest rate raising when uneasily economic conditions can getting decline in market interest rates.
When market interest rates decrease bond prices has increases.
Therefore, when interest rates rise, sometimes the price of bonds rises.
In addition
significantly weaken individuals–and, in particular children–to the point where the effectiveness of investment in human capital is diminished
“ Reductions in mortality brought about the majority of the increase in population in the past two centuries .” (Preston, 1980)
Reductions in mortality
Increase in population
Lead to accumulation of human capital
In October 2009, United Kingdom inflation rate is + 1.5%. According to graph and table, now United Kingdom inflation rate is higher than September. (+ 0.4%).
- CPI inflation declined to 1.1% in October.
- RPI dropped to -1.3%
- The successive downturn
- Factors : low food and electiricity prices, decline in utility bills, reduction VAT
2. United States
In October 2009, United States