Live Pulse - 4th Edition of The Economic Times SDG Summit

1) What accounts for the majority of out-of-pocket payments for populations across countries sometimes pushing people into poverty?*

Medicines & health services
Less yield in agriculture/poor income
Increase in price rise
A short rate of economic development

2) What percentage of infants, on average, are exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of life in the world as an average?*

Between 0-15%
Between 15-30%
Between 30-60%
Between 60-90%

3) By how many years has life expectancy in developing countries risen in the past 20 years on an average?*

1.5 years
2.3 years
3.7 years
4.6 years

BONUS question: How long has WHO been working to achieve its objective of, as stated in the WHO Constitution, “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”?*

50 years
60 years
70 years

4) On an average, how many countries have a health promoting school policy included in the national education policy?*

Between 0-15%
Between 15-30%
Between 30-60%
Between 60-90%

5) What proportion of women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime in developing countries on an average?*

1 in 20, 5%
1 in 10, 10%
1 in 4, 25%

6) How many people, on an average globally, lack access to a basic drinking-water source?*

1 billion
1.5 billion
2 billion
Over 2 billion

7) Which energy-efficient forms of active transport reduce rates of obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and traffic injuries?*

Electric Vehicles
Cycling
Walking
All of the above

8) One extra year of life expectancy has been shown to raise gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by how much?*

1%
4%
7%

9) What percentage of countries in the world have a national electronic health (eHealth) policy or strategy?*

Less than 10%
Less than 25%
Less than 50%
Less than 70%

10) Globally, do you think businesses are advancing towards reducing equalities between gender and countries?*

Yes
No

11) Globally, how many people do you think die of air pollution?*

2 million
3 million
4 million
Over 4 million

12) How do the activities of health systems put pressure on the environment?*

By consuming resources, e.g., water and energy, and producing greenhouse gas emissions
By generating hazardous and conventional waste, as well as wastewater
All of the above

13) What were the deadliest extreme weather events between 1991–2015?*

Floods
Earthquakes
Heat waves
Hurricanes & Tornados

14) Which one of these steps do you think will be most effective in protecting life below water?*

Reduce marine pollution
Sustainable fishing
Protecting and restoring ecosystems
Changing diets

15) What have studies shown to be the health benefits for people living in urban areas with more green space?*

Reduced stress levels
Reduction in heart-related and lung-related disorders
Avoidance or decrease in Type-2 Diabetes
All of the above

16) Which one of these steps will lead to an accelerated/effective realization of the 'Peace and Justice' goal?*

Building inclusive/peaceful societies
Promoting peace and justice everywhere
Changing frameworks for better justice delivery
Helping build strong moral compass

17) Who in your opinion is responsible for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?*

Policymakers
Civil society
Everyone has a role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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