Demographic Detective Report Culm by Nesil Gulal

What is where? (Birth Rate)

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:26:22 UTC

Canada - 4.7% Children from ages 0-4
Spain - 3.7% Children from ages 0-4
Malawi - 14.4% Children from ages 0-4
Canada and Spain don’t consist of a large difference, while Malawi is noticeably larger compared to the other two countries.

But first...definitions!

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:40:36 UTC

Dependency load - Civilians of a country who are not in the labor force (under 14 and above 65)
Birth rate - Number of people born in a population in a certain amount of time
Life expectancy - Number of years a person would be anticipated to live

What is where? (Life Expectancy)

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:43:11 UTC

Canada - 8.9% People above the age 75
Spain - 10.3% People above the age 75
Malawi - 0.9% people above the age 75
There is no extreme or wild difference between Canada and Spain. Malawi is clearly an outlier.

What is where (Dependency Load)

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:44:08 UTC

Canada has a total dependency load of 35.1%. (No drastic difference between younger (15.1%) and older (20%)
Spain has total dependency load of 34%.(No drastic difference between younger (13%) and older (21%)
Malawi has a total dependency load of 43.1%. (Very drastic difference between younger (40.7%) and older (2.5%)

Why is it there?

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:44:43 UTC

I find that certain regions struggle with poverty, health care differences/lack there of and food scarcity which can take a toll on a country's state. Malawi is at a clear disadvantage as shown with the life expectancy and dependency load data. Knowing this information, it is startling to see the difference in birth rates where Malawi has a larger birth rate.

Why do we care?

nesilgulal — 2024-12-02 01:48:39 UTC

Birth Rate - A higher birth rate entails that a country has a younger population which can determine the impact on workfores, social services, basic necessities as well as economic growth.

Dependency load - Identifies those who aren't of working age. High load can put a strain on basic necessities and resources as these people would rely on the workforce to provide but if they decline, then this can impact stability of all fields (healthcare, economy etc...)

Life expectancy - High life expectancy would include impacts on health care as there would be more elderly people to treat which could result in more deaths. This would also mean a larger elderly population meaning long term services might be affected such as spots in elderly homes that would fill up leaving many without homes and people to take care of them.