1. Sub Saharan Africa

2. Regions of Sub Saharan Africa

3. Rapid population growth
973.4 million lives in Sub Saharan Africa
Highest birth, death, and infant mortality rates
Shortest life expectancy
Population growth is the highest in the world (2.7%)

4. Rural communities
63% of people living in Sub Saharan Africa live in rural communities
Subsistence and cash crop farming = money makers  main economic activity
Issue: Exhausting land because farmers are over using the land

5. Urban Communities

6. Urban Communities
37% of people living in Sub Saharan Africa live in urban area.
Percentage increase at a fast rate
People are leaving rural areas to find jobs, healthcare, and public services
Causing traffic
Inadequate public services
Overcrowded neighborhoods
Slums
Lack of water and sanitary facilities