Bangladesh Flashcards
Population size
2000= 131,280,738 2017= 164,827,718
Life expectancy
2000= 65.34 years 2015= 72 years
Fertility rate
1970= 6.47 2017= 2.17
Population density
2017 1266 p/km2
44,000 in major cities such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna
Growth rate
1.04%
Median age
26
Birth and death rate
Birth rate= 18.8 births per 1000 people
Death rate= 5.4 deaths per 1000 people
Population growth
- has had a sustained population growth with high TFR and LE due to decreasing IMF and MR over the past 50 years
- TFR peaked at 6.47 in 1970
- whole of country need to try and keep growth of pop under 150 million
Regional context
- India has a very similar population structure as does Myanmar to Bangladesh
- all of these country have see ph high population growth followed by a recent decrease. All were nearly 6 in 1960
India= TFR:2.43, POP GROWTH: 1.17, LE: 68
Factors causing the population growth
Social
- education of women is increasing as seen by the increase Female literacy rate and this resulted in low TFR
FML 69.9%
Historical
-mostly Bangali muslin population population which has needed children to with on
Factors causing population growth
Economic
Increased GNI has resulted in greater life expectancy and been produced by low wages for investment
Factors causing the pop growth
Environmental
Flood plain location gives access to food supply but also the precautions of farming
Political
National government family planning policy
Technological
Medical improvement increased and and nutritional/agriculture production provided better health care=>LE
The importance of these factors
- significant factor in changing pop is political
- The national family planning policy
- has resulted in women staying at school longer and increase education level in the country improving overall
- => GNI
Issues and challengers caused by this population growth
- overcrowding in the cities due to large, rural-urban migration
- family planning is a national challenge but is most affected by women marrying later
- decrease the time women spend with their child daily
Distribution of issues and challengers
Population, density in capitals Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna
- 44000 per km squared.
- vulnerable to diseases, competition food jobs and housing
- caused from migration of rural to urban areas in search of job opportunities.
Link to Malthus theory
- Malthus admired delaying marriage age as a method of population control which has worked for Bangladesh
Responses to issues and challenges
National/Regional p= National family planning
Local= digitalisation of maternal child health care
National family planning program (NFPP) Aim Who When Where
Aim- to keep population under the smaller side of 150 million
Who-National government
When- started in 1973-1978 then has contained in different phases one with the contraception an offer in 1990s. Phases two post 1998 has been a client focussed program
Where- the whole country
Initiative of the NFPP
- payment of fees to keep girls at secondary levels
- to teach at school about the benefits on having a small family
- increase employment opportunities for women, particularly the textile industry
- Ti reduce the incidence of child hood Marriage
Digitalisation of maternal child care
who
Where
Register family planning, community registration
Who- directive general of family planning fieldworkers in Basisaif, tongali, Habigary
Send their workplaces and data via their tablets
Where? Local scale
Effectiveness of NFPP positives
Criteria 1 positives
- National family planning, plan has been affordable as it begins to pay for itself because of TFR drop and GNI increase
