Today in class...10/1/10

Definitions found at http://www.wikipedia.com/

life expectancy- the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age

crude birthrate- the number of childbirths per 1,000 people per year

crude deathrate- the total number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

rate of natural increase- the crude birthrate minus the crude death rate of a population

total fertility rate- the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime

net migration rate- the difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time divided usually per 1,000 inhabitants

population pyramid- a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population


life expectancy:
1. Japan - about 82 years (rated #3 in the world)
2. France - about 81 years (rated #8 in the world)
3. Kenya -  about 58 years (rated #189 in the world)
4. Cuba - about 77 years (rated #55 in the owrld)
5. United States - about 78 years (rated #49 in the world)
6. Afghanistan - about 44 years (rated #219 in the world)

crude birthrate:
1. Japan - about 8 births/1,000 people (rated #222 in the world)
2. Kenya - about 37 births/1,000 people (rated # 29 in the world)
3. Ethiopia - about 44 births/1,000 people (rated #7 in the world)
4. United States - about 14 births/1,000 people (rated #154 in the world)
5. Germany - about 8 births/ 1,000 people (rated #220 in the world)

crude deathrate:
1. Afghanistan -about 18 deaths/1,000 people (rated #7 in the world)
2. Kenya - about 8 deaths/1,000 people (rated #67 in the world)
3. United States - about 8 deaths/ 1,000 people (rated #99 in the world)
4. Japan - about 10 deaths/1,000 people (rated #69 in the world)
5. Mexico - about 5 deaths/1,000 people (rated #192 in the world)

total fertility rate:
1. Niger - about 8 children born/woman (rated #1 in the world)
2.Afghanistan - about 6 children born/woman (rated #13 in the world)
3. Japan - about 1 child born/woman (rated #218 in the world)
4. United States - about 2 children born/woman (rated #126 in the world)
5. Germany - about 1 child born/woman (rated #196 in the world)

net migration rate:
1. Mexico - about -4 migrants/1,000 people (rated #153 in the world)
2. United States - about 4 migrants/1,000 people (rated #25 in the world)
3. United Arab Emirates - about 23 migrants/1,000 people (rated #1 in the world)
4. Argentina - 0 migrants/1,000 people (rate #73 in the world)
5. Saudi Arabia - about -8 migrants/1,000 people (rated #171 in the world)
6. Uganda - about -9 migrants/1,000 people (rated #173 in the world)

information found at http://www.cia.gov/