Question

Compare and Contrast infectious diseases, food security and environmental issues in terms of mortality in Mexico and the U.S.. How and why are these countries so different in terms of these topics.

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Answer 1

The United States is a developed country, whereas Mexico is a developing country. The comparison of infectious diseases, food security, and environmental issues with respect to the mortality rate will show a huge variation between them.

Explanation:

Infectious diseases:

The United States and Mexico were the neighboring countries and thus the infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, tuberculosis, influenza, measles, etc. affect both countries every year. Hence the mortality rate due to infectious disease is determined by the healthcare systems and the hygienic condition of these countries.

Healthcare systems:

The availability of healthcare and affordability were comparatively the same in both countries.

As per the Health care Index in 2020, Mexico ranks 27th, and the United States ranks 30th.

Hygienic condition:

The United States has a good standard of safe drinking water and sanitary condition, whereas Mexico has inadequate water service quality and hygienic conditions, due to poor technical and commercial efficiency of most utilities.

Food Security:

The United States has a better food security system throughout the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declares that only in few states like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, etc faces food insecurity due to lack of consistent access to food resources.

Mexico suffers from the problem of food insecurity due to poor economic and low-income households, as most of its population is plagued by problems of malnutrition, anemia, overweight, and obesity.

Environmental issues:

Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, and industrialization, however conservative and preventive measures were taken to maintain biodiversity, where Mexico faces environmental issues like air pollution, lack of clean water, deforestation, etc., which in turn has health impacts.