Demographic Detective Report by Xin Ya Yang https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up :) en-us 2022-04-21 16:46:42 UTC 2026-03-23 10:09:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f50d.png Dependency Load xinyayang2 https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2152380001 Definition: It's a demographic measure of the ratio of the number of dependents to the total working-age population in a country or region.

Canada: 7.9%
Japan: 15.2% (highest)
Nigeria: 0.6% (lowest)]]> 2022-04-21 16:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2152380001 Birth Rate xinyayang2 https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153936646 Definition: The total number of births per 1,000 population that is divided by the length of the period in years.

Canada: 5.3%
Japan: 3.7% (lowest)
Nigeria: 16.3% (highest)]]> 2022-04-22 17:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153936646 Life expectancy xinyayang2 https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153937336 Definition: The number of years a person can expect to live.

Canada: 34.4% (lowest)
Japan: 41.2%
Nigeria: 46% (highest)

]]> 2022-04-22 17:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153937336 Why is it there? xinyayang2 https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153979751 -Allows us to compare it by generation and analyze trends
-Affects public policy and budgeting for education and health systems
-Can have major impacts on the well-being of a country population
-Shows the ratio of economically inactive compared yo economically active]]> 2022-04-22 18:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153979751 Why do we care? xinyayang2 https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153979953 They give us useful information to know life expectancy, birth rate, and dependency load. It's very helpful for other countries to know about their birth rates, life expectancy, and dependency load. When they compare the countries to each other then we know who has the highest or lowest percentage of life expectancy, birth rate, or dependency load.]]> 2022-04-22 18:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/xinyayang2/aka0zjrjl08590up/wish/2153979953