1. More than half the world lives on less than $2 a day
PRB’s 2005 World Population Data Sheet reveals persisting global inequalities in health and well-being
Presentation by Bill Butz, Carl Haub, Linda Jacobsen, and Roger-Mark De Souza of the Population Reference Bureau, August 23, 2005
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2. The “Demographic Divide”: The example of Tanzania and Poland
Population 2005 (millions)
36.5
38.2
Population 2050
71.4
32.4
Lifetime Births per Woman
5.7
1.2
Annual Number of Births
1,500,000
355,000
Percent of Population Below Age 15 45 14
Percent of Population Age 65+ 3 20
Life Expectancy at Birth 44 82
Annual Number of Infant Deaths
105,000
2,400
Percent Living Below US$2 a Day 73
<2
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3. Global population growth: A developing country phenomenon
Billions
Developing countries
Developed countries
Source: United Nations Populations Division, World Population Prospects, The 2004 Revision, medium variant.
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4. Europe is the only world region projected to decline in population by 2050.
Millions
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5. In the developed countries there are fewer and fewer young people, more and more elderly (2005).
Millions
Age
Males
Females
Source: United Nations Populations Division, World Population Prospects, The 2004 Revision.
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6. The young population of the developing countries has great growth potential (2005).
Millions
Age
Males
Females
Source: United Nations Populations Division, World Population Prospects, The 2004 Revision.
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7. India’s fertility has declined in fits and starts.
Births per 1,000 population
Birth rate stabilizes following unpopular birth control program during the “emergency” of the 1970s
Resumption of gradual birth rate decrease
Source: Registrar General of India, Sample Registration System.
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8. Fertility varies widely across the states of India.
Children per woman
Source: Registrar General of India, Sample Registration System, 2002.
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9. Family planning program officially begins
Thailand represents a smooth transition to below-replacement fertility.
Children per woman
Family planning program officially begins
Source: United Nations Population Division and Population Reference Bureau.
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10. Fertility is higher in the United States than in most other developed countries.
Children per woman
Source: PRB, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.
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11. Fertility differs considerably among race and ethnic groups in the United States.
Children per woman
Source: National Center for Health Statistics.
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12. People are living longer than ever before in the U. S
People are living longer than ever before in the U.S., but gaps in life expectancy between blacks and whites persist.
Years
White female
Black female
White male
Black male
Source: National Center for Health Statistics.
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13. Infant mortality for blacks has remained twice as high as infant mortality for whites since the early 1980s.
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
• Black, non-Hispanic
• Hispanic
• White, non-Hispanic
• Asian
Source: National Center for Health Statistics.
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14. Decreases in the rates of child poverty have not closed the gap between minority and white children.
Percent living in poverty
Black
Hispanic
White, non-Hispanic
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
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16. In many parts of the world, rural populations still lack access to safe drinking water.
Source: Based on UNICEF, End-Decade Databases, January 2005.
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17. Six of the top 15 energy users are low-income countries.
Total energy use, in millions of metric tons of oil equivalent, 2002
Source: World Bank, 2005 World Development Indicators: table 3.7.
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18. High-income countries have the highest energy use per capita.
Energy use per capita, in thousands of kilograms of oil equivalent, 2002
Source: World Bank, 2005 World Development Indicators: table 3.7.
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