Why might a country have high GDP per capita but poorer health outcomes?

• A. GDP per capita is not the only factor; inequality, health system access, or lifestyle can affect health.
• B. GDP per capita directly determines health outcomes.
• C. Health outcomes always improve with GDP per capita.
• D. Health outcomes are unrelated to any economic indicator.

Answer: (B)

Health outcomes depend on more than just how rich a country is. Even with a high GDP per capita, health can be poorer if wealth isn’t shared broadly (inequality), if many people can’t access quality healthcare, or if lifestyle and environmental factors undermine wellbeing. So money alone doesn’t automatically translate into good health—the distribution of income, access to medical services, and how people live all shape health outcomes.

That’s why the best choice is the one that says GDP per capita isn’t the only factor and that inequality, health system access, or lifestyle can affect health. The other ideas imply direct, universal, or no connection between wealth and health, which oversimplify the real relationship.