Assignment 3
birth rate and ideology
Annette Trondsen
Italy:
Percentage
of Catholic citizens 90% roman catholic
Birth
rates: 8,94 births
Infant
mortality rates: 3,33 deaths
Average
lifespan: 81.95 years
Average
income: 29,812$ per
year
Average
education level: 4,7% of GDB
Spain:
Percentage
of Catholic citizens: 94% Roman Catholics
Birth
rates: 10,14 births
Infant
mortality rates: 3,35 deaths
Average
lifespan: 81,37 years
Average
income: 30,058 $ per year
Average
education level: 5% of GDP
Mexico:
Percentage
of Roman Catholic 82,7%
Birth
rates: 18,61 births
Infant
mortality rates: 16,26 deaths
Average
lifespan: 76,86 years
Average
income: 15,363 $ per year
Average
education level: 5,3% of GDP
Philippines:
Percentage
of Catholic citizens 82,9%
Birth
rates: 24,62 births (2013)
Infant
mortality rates: 18.19 deaths
Average
lifespan: 72,21 years
Average
income: 4,380 $ per year
Average
education level: 2,7% of GDP
Colombia:
Percentage
of Roman Catholic citizens 90%
Birth
rates: 16.98 births
Infant
mortality rates: 15,46 deaths
Average
lifespan: 75.02 years
Average
income: 10,671$ per year
Average
education level: 4,5% of GDP
Poland:
Percentage
of Roman Catholic citizens 89.8%
Birth
rates: 9,88 births
Infant
mortality rates: 6,3 deaths
Average
lifespan: 76,45 years
Average
income: 20,562 $ per year
Average
education level: 5,1% of GDP
Azerbaijan
Percentage
of Catholic citizens less than 1,8%
Birth
rates: 17,17 births
Infant
mortality rates: 27,69 deaths
Average
lifespan: 71.61 years
Average
income: 10,365$ per year
Average
education level: 2,8% of GDP
Afghanistan:
Percentage
of Catholic citizens other 1%
Birth
rates: 39,05 births
Infant
mortality rates: 119,41 deaths
Average
lifespan: 50,11 years
Average
income: 1,055 $ per year
Average
education level: NA
Algeria:
Percentage
of Catholic citizens 0%
Birth
rates: 24,25 births
Infant
mortality rates: 22,57 deaths
Average
lifespan: 76,18 years
Average
income: 7,268 $ per year
Average
education level: 4,3% of GDP
I
looked at Italy, Spain, Mexico, Philippines, Columbia, Poland, Azerbaijan,
Afghanistan, and Algeria. Statics used for this analysis were Percentage of
Catholic citizens, birth rates, infant mortality rates, average lifespan, average
income and average education level.
The
analysis indicates that the catholic prohibition don’t have a significant influence
on birth rates. The Catholic populations have lower birth rate than the
populations with no prohibition on birth control. There are other factors however
which appear to play a greater role in birth rate. The Catholic population has
in general higher education than the population with no prohibition. This might
affect birth rates due to focus on career comes before having children. Populations,
which normally take higher education, have less time for children. Their job
could be their goal.
In
general the Infant mortality rates are much higher in the non-prohibition
populations, which means they need to have more children to be certain some of
them will be able to grow up and take care of their parents when they get old.
Therefore this is a significant factor when it comes to birthrates.
The
catholic population tends to earn more per year than the non-Catholic
countries. In poor countries it is important to have a lot of children to help
with housework. Example if you are a farmer the children becomes a helpful
labor. If you don’t have money for retirement home you need your family to
watch over you when you get old. Normally there might occur more deaths in poor
homes. Therefor it is important to have many children due to not all of them
might be able to grow up.
The
age are in general very high, therefor it is important for poor countries to
have a lot of children that are able to take care of you when you get old. If
you have a stable economy its not necessary with children that can take care of
you due to you can afford to pay for an retirement home.
Conclusion
In
general I think the most significant factors are income, education, average
lifespan, poverty and infant mortality rates. I don’t think the conservative
prohibition against birth control among the catholic population is that
significant when it comes to birthrates.
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