youthful pop niger Flashcards
1
Q
religion cause
A
80% Muslim pop, men do not use contraception as believed that more kids = more prestige
2
Q
early marriage cause
A
lack of opportunities for women in workforce
60% of marriages involve children under age of 16
- half of women have kids before 20
3
Q
agriculture cause
A
85% of pop. employed so children required for labour
4
Q
issues social
A
too few teachers - lit. rate of 35%
2 doctors per 100,000
world highest mortality rate for kids under 5
38% kids under 5 underweight
5
Q
issues economic
A
45% below poverty line
6
Q
issues environmental
A
farms become smaller, split between kids when dad dies, production cant keep up with pop growth
55% decrease in tree cover since 2000
7
Q
response
A
since 2002 free contraceptive
