ECON 1915 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Demographic Transition, Cervical Cancer, Mortality Rate
21 Mar 2017
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Much water is contaminated as well: environmental impact (climate change, access to water, water-born diseases, gap north and south (diff and similar health issues to globalization effects: deaton) World"s population: world pop grew over . 3 bill in 4 years, much growth in the global south, the developing world, 2030: projected population at 8 bill, pop growth in india, china, nigeria, bangladesh, and indonesia. In 2050: 9. 7 bill: poorest countries will triple their pop in next 40 years, aging populations in japan and the us, different health issues richer countries have aging pops health care and pensions, younger populations in africa. Asia: 60% of global pop, china and india account for more than of pop in asia, china tot fertility rate is low: 1. 6 children/woman, now: 2. 5 children/woman on average. India has fallen from 5. 5 children in 1970 to 2. 4 now: africa now: 4. 7 children/woman. Fertility rates: over the last 40 years, women are having fewer children, from 4. 7 children/woman in.
