A survey conducted by an organisation for the cause of illness and death among the women between the ages 15 – 44 (in years) worldwide, found the following figures (in %):

(i) Represent the information given above graphically.

(ii) Which condition is the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide?

(iii) Try to find out, with the help of your teacher, any two factors which play a major role in the cause in (ii) above being the major cause.

Solution:

(i) The information given in the question is represented below graphically.

(ii) We can observe from the graph that reproductive health conditions is the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide.

(iii) Two factors responsible for cause in (ii) are:

• Lack of proper care and understanding.
• Lack of medical facilities.