Social indicators of the quality of life of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan: analysis and evaluation

Abstract

Indicators of level and quality of life are intended to reflect the degree of social and economic
relations in the country. The modern state can develop only under the condition that its economic
and social policy has as its reference point the level of growth and quality of life. This article reflects
the social indicators of the quality of life of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The
main key indicators of the social block of the quality of life of the population were determined, the
calculation of integral indices was carried out, on the basis of which the typology of the regions
of Kazakhstan on the social block of the level of quality of life of the population was carried out.
The social block of indicators of the quality of life of the population in the regions of Kazakhstan is
presented by statistical data in the dynamics on such sub-blocks as education; science and innovation;
health care; culture; security; living conditions; social infrastructure; social security, leisure and
recreation. The key indicators characterizing the quality of the population’s life in the social unit
are: the cumulative education enrollment rate for the population aged 6-24; index of real incomes
of the population; physicians per 10 000 people; housing provision of the population; the number
of recipients of state social benefits. These key social indicators reflect the social well-being of the
population in the regions.