DEMOGRAPHIC DETECTIVE by Ayah Shaker

What is where? Dependency Load

ayahshaker — 2023-11-15 16:04:54 UTC

mail has the highest dependency load, Japan in the middle while Canada has the lowest dependency load.

Total dependency load (% 14 and under + 65 and older):

Canada: 35%

Japan: 41.6%

Mali: 49.2%

What is where? Birth Rate

ayahshaker — 2023-11-15 16:06:51 UTC

Mail has the highest birth rate compared to Japan and Canada combined.

Canada: 4.9% (of the population is in the 0-4 age cohort) - this is not the birth rate!

Japan: 3.3%

Mali:18%

What is where? Life expectancy

ayahshaker — 2023-11-15 16:10:00 UTC

Japan has the highest life expectancy compared to Canada and Mails life expectancy is the lowest.

Canada: 8.6% (of the population is aged 75+) - this is not the life expectancy!

Japan: 17%

Mali: 0.6%

Definitions

ayahshaker — 2023-11-15 16:14:38 UTC

dependency load:

The total portion of the population that is not in the workforce

⇨ aged 14 and under & 65 and older

birth rate:

annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons.

life expectancy:

average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

WHY IS IT THERE?

ayahshaker — 2023-11-15 16:40:07 UTC

Japan's traditional food intake is well nourishing as they mainly eat fish, soybeans, and rice. Obesity is uncommon while doing activities such as yoga and tai chi at a old age has a big impact in their life expectancy. People live much longer there.

Rather than in Mali. Mali has an extremely poor government. malnutrition is almost a guarantee when living there.

Canada is known for its amazing free healthcare which can provide people who may not have the ability to afford healthcare in different countries. not only does it have a good health care system, but its also accessible clean water from lakes all over Canada, clean water can help diseases not to spread and a better life expectancy.

Why do some countries have a high birth rate and why do some countries have a low birth rate?

the economy in certain areas can make it financially challenging to have a big family, especially with inflation and taxes. poor countries tend to have a lot of children to ensure their family tree gets passed down after their parents pass.

why do we care?

ayahshaker — 2023-11-21 15:41:06 UTC

Identifying the health of a population simply by country can help figure out the reason why countries like Mali have such a low expectancy but such a high birth rate or why Japan has the highest life expectancy.

Why should we care that there are different life expectancies in different countries in 2023?

We should care as some countries to this day are going through war, starvation, and poor health. Help donating, can potentially save hundreds of lives. we are human and as humans, we need to care for one another.