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Canada: 35.1%

younger = 15.1%           older = 20%

Canada has a similar total dependency load as Korea, only about a few percent less. Its 35.1% load is mostly made up of those aged 65 and older. Canada has the middle total dependency load.

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Guinea: 44.3%

younger = 40.8%           older = 3.5%

There is a major increase in total dependency load in Guinea, compared to the other countries. Its load is 44.3%, with most of it being 14 years old and younger. Guinea has the largest load.

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Korea: 30%

younger = 10.7%           older = 19.3%

Korea has the smallest total dependency load compared to the two other countries. Its total load is 30%, and most of the load is those aged 65+ and older, like Canada.

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From Canada and Korea to Guinea, there is an increase in the dependency load. Whereas Canada and Korea's dependency load is mostly made up of older people (aging population), Guinea's load is mostly of younger people. In all three countries, the dependency load of those 14 years old and under, the ratio of males to females shows that there are always more males. Vice versa for the older dependency load, there are always more females than males. However, from the calculations shown, Korea has a small dependency load, Canada has slightly more, and Guinea has the highest dependency load.

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From the base of all three pyramids, Guinea has an extremely high birth rate, while Korea and Canada have low birth rates. Korea has an especially low birth rate, with the base of the pyramid being very narrow. Guinea’s base is the largest, and Canada’s base is only slightly bigger than Korea’s base. However, in all birth rates, there are more males than females, as in the 0-4 age range, the male percentage is higher than the female percentage.

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From the tops of the three pyramids, Canada and Korea are shown to have high life expectancies, while Guinea has a low life expectancy. The top section of Guinea’s pyramid has a lot of 0%. In the three life expectancy parts of the pyramids, there are more females than males. This pattern of fewer males at the top of the pyramid is consistent with each country.

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From the 0-4 age cohort and the bottom of the pyramid, Canada seems to have a low birth rate compared to the other countries. The rate may be slightly higher than Korea’s rate, but it is much lower than Guinea’s rate. The base of the pyramid is slightly bigger than Korea’s base but much smaller than Guinea’s base. It is right in the middle, but is still quite narrow, so the birth rate would be low or small.

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As seen from the bottom parts of the pyramid, Guinea has a high birth rate. It is the highest compared to the two other countries. The base of the pyramid is very wide, its 0-4 cohort percentage for both genders reaches the 7% range, while Korea and Canada are in the 1-2% range. Guinea has the highest birth rate and the highest of the three countries.

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Similar to Canada, the base of Korea’s pyramid is very narrow. It is narrower than Canada’s, which shows Korea has an extremely low birth rate, the lowest rate. The percentages in the 0-4 cohort are in the 1% range, showing there are very few children. Korea has an extremely low birth rate and the lowest of the three countries.

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In Guinea’s age 75+ part of the pyramid, the percentage is very low compared to Korea and Canada. Guinea has a low life expectancy, there being very few people in the population being aged 75 and above. It has the lowest life expectancy compared to the other two countries.

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From the top of the pyramid, the aged 75+ section, there is a spread of percentages showing Canada has a high life expectancy. The aged 75+ part of the pyramid is very similar to Korea, but Canada seems to have a few percent more, meaning Canada has the highest life expectancy.

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Similar to Canada, Korea’s pyramid shows a spread of percentages. Korea has a high expectancy only being a bit lower than Canada. It is in the middle, however there is much more than Guinea.

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Canada’s low birth rate might be because of new trends and urbanization. Canadians may also be less inclined to have kids because of the high costs of housing and childcare it would take in Canada. Canada is also not known to follow many traditions, so Canadians may feel more control over choosing to have kids or not.

Canada’s high life expectancy is most likely credited to the free and accessible healthcare system implemented. These services may help people live longer and live better. Seniors are also able to access retirement income, medication, and a lot of perks, leading to a healthy and longer life.

Canada’s total dependency load may be due to the long life expectancy people experience, making it so that many people reach 65 years of age or older. However, the low percentage of those 14 and younger may be because of the decline in birth rate.

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These patterns may exist for many reasons. For Canada and Korea, their high life expectancy and aged population may be because of the healthcare system in those countries. The two countries have more access to the necessary resources to allow their population to live longer. However, for Guinea, the low life expectancy may be due to the lack of access to healthcare and resources. Guinea does have a high birth rate compared to Canada and Korea, which may be related to the traditions or norms. As for Korea and Canada, the low birth rate could have to do with urbanization and the reformation of norms. Korea and Canada are standardizing that not having kids is fine, and it could contribute to the influence on why the rates are low.

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It's important to care about this information so countries like Canada and Korea can focus on getting proper care for the increased number of seniors and older adults. As the ratio is high, governments can prepare ahead of time and adjust things like retirement age. Guinea’s high total dependency load, being made up of young people, means they have to invest in things like education and childcare so the next generation can thrive. As well, Guinea needs to address its country's low life expectancy and try to increase it. Canada and Korea also need to address their low birth rate and try to implement measures to help! This information alone shows what each country can improve on and help with in their country’s population currently. It is very useful!

Additionally, this information tells us about our world situation. It is helpful and important to know what problems are happening and what needs to be done. It is important for our future in regards to seeing where each country's population is headed, and so we can prepare to best accommodate! If we find solutions to our problems now using this information, if the same problems arise, we can solve them quickly.

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Guinea's high birth rate may be because of traditions of having kids. Families may rely on having children to help with work or to aid them in old age. There may also be cultural norms or religious reasons that encourage having large families, leading to higher birth rates.

Guinea’s low life expectancy may be because of poor healthcare and the overall lack of hospitals, doctors, and medicine. Seniors in Guinea may also feel more inclined to keep working and supporting their families, so retirement is not as significant.

Guinea´s total dependency load may be because of the high birth rates and low life expectancy!!

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Korea’s low birth rate may be the cost of raising kids. There have also been issues of gender inequality and work that have discouraged women from having children. Many of the reasons may be the same as Canada’s reasons.

Korea’s high life expectancy is likely due to the good healthcare system. Traditional Korean food is also known to be healthy, so it may contribute to the care.

Korea´s total dependency load would have to relate to the low birth rate and high life expectancy!!

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Canada needs to address their birth rate. If it drops more, Canada's population may start decreasing in the later years. Incentives could be created to encourage new generations to have kids. As for Canada´s high life expectancy, it would be important to start focusing on getting proper care for those aged.

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Korea, similar to Canada, needs to address their low birth rate. Their current declining population is a problem, encouragement and changes can be put in to try and raise birth rates. Korea also has to prepare proper care for the aging population and accommodation.

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Guinea needs to address their low life expectancy and prepare proper care for their high birth rates which could contribute to getting higher life expectancy.

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Total dependency load: The total proportion of the population that is not in the workforce, the dependents (under 14 or older than 65+ years old individuals). These are the people who are dependent on the working population.

Birth rate: The number of births per 1000 people per year.

Life expectancy: The average years a person is expected to live.