Health as a driver of prosperity in Asia

We've long discussed the potential for economic growth in Asia. But what are the drivers for growth: income, resources or health, size of families, mortality rates? Did the oil-rich Saudis have a better health system before the developing South Koreans?

This video of a presentation by Hans Rosling compresses a mountain of data into 20 minutes of fascinating information. Watch it!

Hans Rosling is a public health expert, director of Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, who can visualise data to show world trends from 1960 to date.