"Developing Countries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.615.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Developing Countries- Developing Countries
- Countries, Developing
- Country, Developing
- Developing Country
- Least Developed Countries
- Countries, Least Developed
- Country, Least Developed
- Developed Countries, Least
- Developed Country, Least
- Least Developed Country
- Less-Developed Countries
- Countries, Less-Developed
- Country, Less-Developed
- Less Developed Countries
- Less-Developed Country
- Under-Developed Nations
- Nation, Under-Developed
- Nations, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Nations
- Under-Developed Nation
- Third-World Countries
- Countries, Third-World
- Country, Third-World
- Third World Countries
- Third-World Country
- Third-World Nations
- Nation, Third-World
- Nations, Third-World
- Third World Nations
- Third-World Nation
- Under-Developed Countries
- Countries, Under-Developed
- Country, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Countries
- Under-Developed Country
- Developing Nations
- Developing Nation
- Nations, Developing
- Less-Developed Nations
- Less Developed Nations
- Less-Developed Nation
- Nation, Less-Developed
- Nations, Less-Developed
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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