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Concept information
Preferred term
developing countries
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Countries in the process of change directed toward economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- developing nations
- emerging countries
- emerging nations
- Fourth World
- LDC (least developed countries)
- least developed countries
- least developed nations
- newly industrialized countries
- newly industrializing countries
- NIC (newly industrialized countries)
- nonindustrialized countries
- nonindustrialized nations
- Third World
- underdeveloped countries
- underdeveloped nations
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28695
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