High rate of population growth-niger

Question 1

Population growth of Niger

Answer 1

3.2%

Question 2

Population of Niger

Answer 2

56 million (2050)

Question 3

Causes

Answer 3

1) Low death rate
- Babies are vaccinated
- Better diet
- Better clincs
- health education is better
2) High birth rates (46/1000pop)
- culturally women are expected to have many children
- polygamy and early marriage= increase in fertility rate
- babies are needed for labour in farms because 90% people work in agriculture
- only 12% have access to contraception
- poor family planning
- rumour that contraception causes anaemia
3) High fertility rate
- 7.6 per women

Question 4

Consequences

Answer 4

• only 1/2 have access to clean water
• too many people= 91% do not have adequate sanitation
• distribution service is poor
• economy and services are exhausted
• congestion and slums

Question 5

Solutions

Answer 5

• UNFPA create schools for husbands and educates women and religious leaders on the importance of contraception
• increase contraception (planned to have an increased contraception from 5% to 20% by 2015)
• integrate women into workforce so less babies
• raise marriage age