Latin America is a vital world region containing much diversity. Holding the most freshwater and rain forests in the world, it's apparent that this area needs to be preserved. Latin America can only do so much to protect its natural ecology, but much of their fate lies in the hands of other major polluters.
Latin America has many serious wide scale problems throughout the region, but the effects of climate change exacerbate these problems. Poverty, higher population, and increased weather related disasters are all issues millions of Latin Americans have to deal with on a regular basis. Because of poor infrastructure, corruption in government, lack of funds, etc., many parts of Latin America are unable to properly deal with the aftermath of a disaster. Where the disaster comes from to begin with can not lie entirely on the shoulders of Latin America. With the exception of deforestation of the Amazon, Latin America is low on the global carbon emissions scale, however they, along with many other poor regions of the world, are hit hardest by the effects of climate change.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Gapminder Graphs
Annual Tonnes Carbon Emissions/Person
Percentage of People Living in Urban Poverty
% of People Living Below $2/Day
Interestingly enough, this graph shows countries like Bolivia rising in their percentages while others lowered in time.
Overall Access to Sanitation vs. the Life Expectancy
Annual Number of those Affected by Flooding
This graph is measured by the millions, so it's important to scroll over to each country to determine its value. Thousands upon thousands are affected by flooding every year in Latin America.
Looking at the graphs, it's clear that there is an unfortunate inconsistency of data in much of the countries of Latin America.
Percentage of People Living in Urban Poverty
% of People Living Below $2/Day
Interestingly enough, this graph shows countries like Bolivia rising in their percentages while others lowered in time.
Overall Access to Sanitation vs. the Life Expectancy
Annual Number of those Affected by Flooding
This graph is measured by the millions, so it's important to scroll over to each country to determine its value. Thousands upon thousands are affected by flooding every year in Latin America.
Looking at the graphs, it's clear that there is an unfortunate inconsistency of data in much of the countries of Latin America.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Population Data (2010)
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 201,103,330 |
| Year | Births Per 1,000 Population | Deaths Per 1,000 Population | Net Number Of Migrants Per 1,000 Population | Rate Of Natural Increase (Percent) | Growth Rate (Percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.11 | 6.35 | -0.09 | 1.176 | 1.166 |
| Year | IMR Both Sexes | IMR Male | IMR Female | Life Expectancy Both Sexes | Life Expectancy Male | Life Expectancy Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.86 | 25.39 | 18.15 | 72.26 | 68.70 | 76.00 |
| Year | ASFR 15-19 | ASFR 20-24 | ASFR 25-29 | ASFR 30-34 | ASFR 35-39 | ASFR 40-44 | ASFR 45-49 | Total Fertility Rate Per Woman | Gross Reproduction Rate Per Woman | Sex Ratio At Birth (Males Per Female) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 57.4 | 117.5 | 118.9 | 84.8 | 42.3 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 2.1900 | 1.0683 | 1.0500 |
| Age | Both Sexes Population | Male Population | Female Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 201,103,330 | 99,415,874 | 101,687,456 |
| 0-4 | 17,927,348 | 9,145,801 | 8,781,547 |
| 5-9 | 17,927,191 | 9,136,181 | 8,791,010 |
| 10-14 | 17,450,683 | 8,888,396 | 8,562,287 |
| 15-19 | 16,454,000 | 8,366,360 | 8,087,640 |
| 20-24 | 17,266,500 | 8,735,188 | 8,531,312 |
| 25-29 | 17,321,721 | 8,702,146 | 8,619,575 |
| 30-34 | 16,603,362 | 8,287,177 | 8,316,185 |
| 35-39 | 15,255,129 | 7,574,751 | 7,680,378 |
| 40-44 | 14,069,322 | 6,946,700 | 7,122,622 |
| 45-49 | 12,399,447 | 6,055,004 | 6,344,443 |
| 50-54 | 10,318,474 | 4,979,083 | 5,339,391 |
| 55-59 | 8,394,210 | 3,988,112 | 4,406,098 |
| 60-64 | 6,517,844 | 3,032,578 | 3,485,266 |
| 65-69 | 4,831,267 | 2,184,961 | 2,646,306 |
| 70-74 | 3,606,010 | 1,566,875 | 2,039,135 |
| 75-79 | 2,468,462 | 1,015,058 | 1,453,404 |
| 80-84 | 1,460,059 | 546,778 | 913,281 |
| 85-89 | 631,937 | 209,705 | 422,232 |
| 90-94 | 171,884 | 48,503 | 123,381 |
| 95-99 | 26,513 | 6,148 | 20,365 |
| 100+ | 1,967 | 369 | 1,598 |
Demographic Indicators | 2010 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | |||||
| Midyear population (in thousands) | 201,103 | 163,544 | 188,993 | 212,346 | 231,887 |
| Growth rate (percent) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Fertility | |||||
| Total fertility rate (births per woman) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Births (in thousands) | 3,642 | 3,588 | 3,710 | 3,538 | 3,383 |
| Mortality | |||||
| Life expectancy at birth(years) | 72 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births) | 22 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 14 |
| Under 5 mortality rate(per 1,000 births) | 26 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 16 |
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Deaths (in thousands) | 1,277 | 1,037 | 1,202 | 1,368 | 1,609 |
| Migration | |||||
| Net migration rate (per 1,000 population) | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 |
| Net number of migrants(in thousands) | -18 | -13 | -17 | -17 | -19 |
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