Youthful Population- The Gambia

Question 1

What is The Gambia’s birth rate?

Answer 1

40/1000

Question 2

How many mothers will die in child birth for every 1000 children born?

Answer 2

11

Question 3

What are the life expectancies for men and women in The Gambia?

Answer 3

Men: 53
Women: 57

Question 4

How many children will each women have on average?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

What is The Gambia’s GDP per capita?

Answer 5

$488

Question 6

How many years is it expected to take for Gambia’s population to double?

Answer 6

28

Question 7

What is the IMR for The Gambia?

Answer 7

73/1000

Question 8

What was the Gambia’s dependency ratio as of 2015?

Answer 8

94.17

Question 9

What percentage of Gambia’s forests have been cut down?

Answer 9

75%

Question 10

Facts about Sekunda school (pupils, classrooms, toilets)

Answer 10

Pupils: 3000
Classrooms: 26
Toilets: 6

Question 11

The Gambia’s educations system issues

Answer 11

1. School attendance has doubled in under 10 years
2. Many schools therefore teach in two shifts
3. Teachers can work up to 12 hour days

Question 12

What ratio of 14 year olds must work to support their family?
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 1/3

Answer 12

C. 1/3

Question 13

What is the attitude towards contraception in The Gambia?

Answer 13

Their is a taboo towards it

Question 14

Gambia help- facts

Answer 14

1. Will work with the community to identify and solve health problems
2. Improve primary education
3. Empower rural communities
4. Support initiatives e.g. Health, environment protection, sanitation
5. Construct wells, that include a hand pump and animal trough and pay for repairs
6. Separate water wells for washing and cooking facilities

Question 16

What are the solutions that have been used to combat the Gambia’s population structure?

Answer 16

1. NGO (futures) provides very cheap contraception, this is subsidised by the WHO
2. The growth rate has dropped from 4.2% to 3%
3. Funding from Canada has been used to provide free vaccinations
4. Improved maternity care
5. Parents have been encouraged to space out births
6. German government has overseen a forest management scheme