DeCS

Descriptor English:

Developing Countries

Descriptor Spanish:

Países en Desarrollo

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	países en desarrollo
Entry term(s)	país de ingresos medios-bajos país de renta media-baja países de ingresos bajos países de ingresos bajos y medios países de ingresos medios países de renta baja países de renta baja y media países de renta media países del tercer mundo países menos desarrollados países subdesarrollados
Scope note:	Países en proceso de cambio con crecimiento económico, es decir, un aumento en la producción, en el consumo per cápita y en los ingresos. El proceso de crecimiento económico implica una mejor utilización de los recursos naturales y humanos, que da lugar a un cambio en las estructuras sociales, políticas y económicas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Países em Desenvolvimento

Descriptor French:

Pays en voie de développement

Entry term(s):

Countries, Developing
Countries, Least Developed
Countries, Less-Developed
Countries, Middle Income
Countries, Third-World
Countries, Under-Developed
Country, Developing
Country, Least Developed
Country, Less-Developed
Country, Lower-Middle-Income
Country, Middle Income
Country, Third-World
Country, Under-Developed
Developed Countries, Least
Developed Country, Least
Developing Country
Developing Nation
Developing Nations
LMICs
Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Country
Less Developed Countries
Less Developed Nations
Less-Developed Countries
Less-Developed Country
Less-Developed Nation
Less-Developed Nations
Low Income Countries
Low and Middle Income Countries
Lower Middle Income Country
Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Lower-Middle-Income Country
Middle Income Countries
Middle Income Country
Nation, Less-Developed
Nation, Third-World
Nation, Under-Developed
Nations, Developing
Nations, Less-Developed
Nations, Third-World
Nations, Under-Developed
Third World Countries
Third World Nations
Third-World Countries
Third-World Country
Third-World Nation
Third-World Nations
Under Developed Countries
Under Developed Nations
Under-Developed Countries
Under-Developed Country
Under-Developed Nation
Under-Developed Nations

Tree number(s):

I01.261.587.750

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003906

Scope note:

Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.

Annotation:

do not confuse with DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; IM; specify country or countries if relevant

Allowable Qualifiers:

CL classification
EC economics
HI history
SN statistics & numerical data

Previous Indexing:

International Cooperation (1966-1970)
specific country (1966-1970)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

DeCS ID:

3926

Unique ID:

D003906

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1971/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2024/07/31

ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA

Social Sciences [I01]

Social Sciences

Economics [I01.261]

Economics

Gross Domestic Product [I01.261.587]

Gross Domestic Product

Developing Countries [I01.261.587.750]

Developing Countries

Developing Countries - Preferred

Concept UI	M0006098
Scope note	Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.
Preferred term	Developing Countries
Entry term(s)	Countries, Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, Less-Developed Countries, Third-World Countries, Under-Developed Country, Developing Country, Least Developed Country, Less-Developed Country, Third-World Country, Under-Developed Developed Countries, Least Developed Country, Least Developing Country Developing Nation Developing Nations LMICs Least Developed Countries Least Developed Country Less Developed Countries Less Developed Nations Less-Developed Countries Less-Developed Country Less-Developed Nation Less-Developed Nations Low and Middle Income Countries Nation, Less-Developed Nation, Third-World Nation, Under-Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Less-Developed Nations, Third-World Nations, Under-Developed Third World Countries Third World Nations Third-World Countries Third-World Country Third-World Nation Third-World Nations Under Developed Countries Under Developed Nations Under-Developed Countries Under-Developed Country Under-Developed Nation Under-Developed Nations

Middle Income Countries - Narrower

Concept UI	M000757696
Preferred term	Middle Income Countries
Entry term(s)	Countries, Middle Income Country, Middle Income Middle Income Country

Lower-Middle-Income Country - Related but not broader or narrower

Concept UI	M000757697
Preferred term	Lower-Middle-Income Country
Entry term(s)	Country, Lower-Middle-Income Lower Middle Income Country Lower-Middle-Income Countries

Low Income Countries - Narrower

Concept UI	M000768104
Preferred term	Low Income Countries

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