POPULATION youthful population - Gambia

Question 1

Why is there a rapid growth rate in the Gambia?

Answer 1

• No contraception

- Religion/cultural reasons

Question 2

What will be the impacts in Gambia, due to large population?

Answer 2

• Cramped and crowded living conditions

- No access to basic sanitation, like toilets, good water etc

Question 3

What has been done about the youthful population?

Answer 3

• Affordable forms of contraception have been introduced and advertised, to lessen the stigma
  
  • Government have launched a child health care to combat people having many children (people have loads of children in case of their death), trying to reduce infant mortality rates

Question 4

infant mortality rate is

Answer 4

The infant mortality rate is 73 per 1000 live births

Question 5

main cause of rapid population growth in Gambia?

Answer 5

the main cause of Gambia’s rapid population growth is because of the fertility rate.

Question 6

why is the fertility rate so high in Gambia?

Answer 6

stigma around talking about sex and also religious/cultural reasons to not use contraceptives

Question 7

what will happen to Gambias land because of large population?

Answer 7

• Not enough land bc getting overcrowded

- Rapid Deforestation for firewood, all forest in Gambia may disappear in 50 years if they continue at this rate

Question 8

why is there pressure on the government and schools?

Answer 8

• Towns are expanding rapidly and the government doesn’t have enough money to spend of infrastructure, such as roads
• More children than the school/facilities can handle, schools are under-pressure and have a 2 shift system. (day and night)

Question 9

population % under 15 in Gambia?

Answer 9

• 45% of the population are under 15

Question 10

population % economically active in Gambia?

Answer 10

• 52% are those who are economically active (ages 16 to 64)

Question 11

population % over 65 in Gambia?

Answer 11

• only 3% are over 65