Sentences with phrase «other wealthy countries»

As in other wealthy countries, sustainability of supply is not necessarily a focus for shoppers.

That's not significantly different from other wealthy countries.

At the same time, more than 36,000 people died of gunshot wounds in the U.S. in 2015, and Americans are 25 times more likely to die by gun homicide than residents of other wealthy countries.

The United States, whose population is growing faster than most other wealthy countries, has just over 300 million people now and will probably top 400 million by 2050.

I'd like to think The New York Times does a better job of making the news world flatter, but it's clear that, overall, media and the public in the United States (and I'll bet at least a few other wealthy countries) are caught in a circular chase for the familiar and relevant.

However, limiting the responsibility for past fossil fuel emissions to a 20 year horizon is a compromise for the U.S., EU and other wealthy countries with far longer emissions histories.

Between 700 and 900 women die each year in the U.S. from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, and the rate has risen even as it has declined in other wealthy countries.

In fact, recent studies by both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development concluded that Canadian renters get a better deal compared to their owner counterparts than renters in almost every other wealthy country.

Other wealthy countries have dealt with this problem, passing an array of gun control measures, from universal background checks to licensing requirements to outright bans and confiscation schemes.

We also spend the lowest percentage of our income on food compared to any other wealthy country.

As far as aid spending is concerned, this is about leadership — the chance to set the clearest example to other wealthy countries to persuade them to join us in the commitment.

Contrary to the general perception, the U.S. has a much more class - bound society than other wealthy countries.

The study confirmed that the U.S. has substantially higher spending, worse population health outcomes, and worse access to care than other wealthy countries.

Overall, they report that sexual behavior results in 3 times more premature death and disability in the U.S. compared to other wealthy countries.

Indonesia is crafting policies — in part with external help from Norway and other wealthy countries — to cut its total emissions, mainly by slowing deforestation.

Average life expectancy is the United States is lower than in other wealthy countries, Mehta points out, a fact that's often attributed to the U.S. health care system.

We also spend the lowest percentage of our income on food compared to any other wealthy country.

While the United States spends abundantly on elementary and secondary schoolchildren ($ 12,401 per student per year in 2013 — 14 dollars), it devotes dramatically less than other wealthy countries to children in their first few years of life.

Since the first iPad came out in 2010, sales of traditional computers have slowed in the U.S. and other wealthy countries.

What has been under reported is the immense impacts that climate change will have on North America and some other wealthy countries.

When evaluating how much we spend on our military defense or keeping nasty, awful, unconscionable murderers and child molesters alive in jail... then it seems ludicrous we or any other wealthy country can't assist the poorer countries to develop better sanitation systems and practices.

The EU says China, the US and other wealthy countries should submit their own INDCs by the end of the month, «in a manner that facilitates their clarity, transparency and understanding».

Most travel - related carbon emissions could be attributed to vacationers from wealthy countries traveling to other wealthy countries.

Norway and other wealthy countries should act according to the Lofoten Declaration and recognize that new exploration is inconsistent and no longer acceptable if we are to stay within the limits of the carbon budget.»

• Poor Americans are worse at financial literacy than the poor in other wealthy countries.