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What is where? Birth rate

capribrander — 2024-05-01 14:49:50 UTC

Canada: 4.9%

Greece: 3.9%

Benin: 16.1%

Analysis:

With attention to the data, I can see that Benin has a high birth rate with a percentage of 16.1%. Greece has the lowest birth rate in this set of data with a percentage of 3.9% of their population being under 4 years old. Canada is also low but not the lowest with a birth rate percentage of 4.9%.

What is where? Life expectancy

capribrander — 2024-05-01 14:50:24 UTC

Canada: 8.6%

Greece: 11.5%

Benin: 0.9%

Analysis:

In examination of this data, the dependency load is highest in Benin with 44.1% of their population being dependent. Almost all of Benin's dependent population is young with a percentage of 42.3%, the other 1.8% is the 65+ population. The country that has the lowest dependent population is Greece with 26.5% of the population being dependent. Majority of Greece’s dependent percentage is older with a percentage of 23%, the other 13.5% is the younger population making a total of 26.5%. Canada’s dependent population is just about right in between these two countries with 35% of the population benign dependent. There is more of an older dependent population with 19.7% being older and 15.3% being younger.

What is where? Dependency load

capribrander — 2024-05-01 14:51:08 UTC

Canada: 35% younger = 15.3% older = 19.7%

Greece: 26.5% younger = 13.5% older = 23%

Benin: 44.1% younger = 42.3% older = 1.8%

Analysis:

In observation of the data, Greece has the highest life expectancy with 11.5% of the population being 75+ and Canada has a close percentage of 8.6% nearing the same life expectancy. Benin has a severely low life expectancy with only 0.9% of the population being older than 75.

Definitions

capribrander — 2024-05-02 13:12:53 UTC

Birth rate:

A birth rate is the ratio of births in an area to the population of that area being expressed per 1000 people annually.

Dependency load:

A dependency load is how many people in an area that are not of working age; 0-14 and 65+.

Life expectancy:

A life expectancy is the number of years a person is expected to live based on the statistical average.

Why is it there? Birth rate

capribrander — 2024-05-02 13:21:38 UTC

Benin clearly has a very high birth rate, this could be due to higher fertility rates and being in demand for a higher working population. Benin having a lower life expectancy and a higher birth rate means that it is a very dynamic country. Canada and Greece have really similar birth rates and this is likely due to an impact on the growth rate. This could be as a result of a low fertility rate or not having the resources to care for the younger population. Women choosing not to have children also has an impact on birth rates. Women could not be having as many babies because of a living crisis and how high pricing is to live. With more equality to women, they have more opportunities for jobs and to work on their career, this can lead women to start having children in their mid 30s which only provides enough time to have 1-2 kids.

Why is it there? Life expectancy

capribrander — 2024-05-02 13:22:50 UTC

When countries like Canada and Greece have high life expectancies, it's usually as a result of having the resources like health care to keep the older population healthy. On the other hand, countries like Benin likely do not have the resources from the working population to provide for the senior population.

Why is it there? Dependency load

capribrander — 2024-05-02 13:23:34 UTC

High dependency loads can be a result of the working age reproducing and increasing the birth rates and then declining the working population by later aging into seniors and increasing the older population. Benin is a country with a high dependency load. When countries have low dependency loads it's usually due to there being a higher working population. With a higher working population, there is a sufficient support system for the dependent population. Birth rates, fertility rates, and life expectancies also have major impacts. High birth rates, fertility rates, and life expectancies can be a major reason for a higher dependency load. If these factors are low, it's likely that there is a low dependency load. Canada and Greece are examples of countries with a low dependency load.

Why do we care? Life expectancy and birth rate

capribrander — 2024-05-03 15:16:59 UTC

LIFE EXPECTANCY

It's important to understand the comparison of life expectancies and stability in countries. It's ideal to have availability to this kind of data to compare, predict, and analyze trends. Understanding the life expectancy rate helps determine what the overall health of the area is.

BIRTH RATE

Understanding the birth rate of a country is informative to determine the opportunities and challenges a child might have if born in a country. Knowing the rates for a country is informative to immigrants and residents of the country.