Melissa Azua's SDG: Good Health & Well-Being

Hello mates and welcome to my second to last blog of the semester! This week I will be focusing on Australia! Australia is located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean (CIA, 2018). They currently have a population of about 23 million with a life expectancy of 79 for males and 85 for females (CIA, 2018). Compared to the other countries that I have analyzed, Australia is in a good state when it comes to SDG 3. There have been other countries with both life expectancy’s in the 80s which makes me wonder why this country may not be there quite yet.  SDG 3 encompasses many major health issues like we have seen present in other countries. I always start with maternal and child health because it is a big part of what SDG 3 stands for.  According to the Australian Government and Institute of Health and Welfare, in 2016 was 8.5 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth ( UN Global Compact, n.d. ). Between 2006 and 2016, 281 women were reported to have died during ...

Welcome back to my SDG #6!       Today I will be focusing on one of our neighbors, Canada! Canada is located northern north America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west and the Arctic Ocean on the north (CIA, 2018). They have a current population of about 37 million people with a life expectancy of 85 years for females and 80 years for males (CIA, 2018). Compared to the United States, I would say that they are in good standing which leads me to question how they are working towards accomplishing SDG 3.        Maternal mortality and children’s health is a topic within SDG 3 that I have always mentioned because in my opinion it says a lot about a country and its health system. The current maternal mortality rate in Canada is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births which is a lot lower compared to the United States 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (CIA, 2018). Along with the topic of maternal mortality, n...

                                              Bonjour and welcome to my SDG #5 blog post! Today I will be focusing on France, which is located in Western Europe between Belgium and Spain (CIA, 2018). According to the World Health Organization, France has a total population of about 67 million people (WHO,2019). They have a life expectancy of 80 years for males and 86 years for females which is much higher than the United States (WHO, 2019). Out of all the countries I have viewed thus far for life expectancy, France has surpassed each and every one of them which means they are doing something that is working for their people.  SDG #3 focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promotes well-being for all ages. Part of this goal includes maternal mortality and France has 8 deaths/100,000 live births as of 2015 (CIA, 2018). That places them in spot 157 compared to th...

Hello, everyone and welcome, back to my BLOG #4! This week I will be focusing on a country very dear to my heart and that is Mexico! Its location lies between Belize and the United States while also bordering the North Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (CIA, 2018). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Mexico has a population of about 125 million people (WHO, n.d). Their life expectancy is 74 for males and 79 for females (WHO, n.d). Out of all of the countries that I have researched thus far, Mexico is the closest one reaching the United States’ life expectancy of 79 years of age. Even though this country has a decent life expectancy rate, they are far from meeting the SDG #3 requirements! SDG #3 focuses on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Maternal mortality is very important to focus on because it reflects the social development level of a country. The maternal mortality rate is 38/100,000 live births and in 2015, the Mille...

Figure 1.  Meyer, Z. (2018, November 21).  Yemen: 85,000 children may have died from starvation [Photograph]. Hello everyone and welcome to my BLOG post #3!              Today I will be focusing on Yemen, a country that joined the United Nations in 1947 (United Nations, n.d). Yemen is located in the Middle East, bordering the Arabian sea, Gulf of Aden and between Oman and Saudi Arabia (CIA, 2018). According to the Central Intelligence Agency, Yemen has a population of about 28,667,230 (CIA, 2018). Their life expectancy is 64 for males and 68 for females, while the United States’ overall life expectancy is 79 years of age (CIA, 2018). Yemen is placed at number 176 in comparison to the rest of the world and since their life expectancy is about 10 years less than the United States, it expresses some concerns and disadvantages in this country. My SDG is all about health and well-being, which includes child ...