Quality of Life
What is Quality of Life?
Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as:
"an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".
QOL has a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, politics and employment. Health related QOL (HRQOL) in turn is an evaluation of QOL and its relationship with health.
The Alliance of International Aid is orienting on actualized quality of Life indizes.
The priorization of the AIA lies in the preference of states that according to most indizes have low Quality of Life scores.
An example of a Quality of Life Index with a vivid highlight of preference in Africa, South Africa and Former Soviet (GUS) countries. Those states without data are such that need most aid.