Activity 3.1

 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau. (2018) Belize’s birth rate is approximately 20 births per every 1,000 people, while their death rate sits at approximately 5 per every 1,000 people. The population growth rate is 0.1%. The life expectancy for men is 72 years old and for women it is 78 years old. The average number of children per childbearing-aged females in 2020 was approximately 2.2. The gross national income is 5,880 per capita.

 

Northern America’s birth rate is approximately 11 births per every 1,000 people and their death rate is approximately 10 per every 1,000 people. The population growth rate is 1.5%. The life expectancy for men is 75 years old and for women it is 81 years old. The average number of children per childbearing-aged females in 2020 was approximately 1.6. The gross national income is 64,417 per capita.

 

Looking at these numbers we can see that Belize’s birth rate is higher by 9 every 1,000 people. The population growth rate for Belize is larger also by 1.4%. The life expectancy for men is lower for Belize than the North America by 3 years and for women 3 years as well. The average number of children per childbearing-aged females in 2020 was 0.6. so less than a 1 child difference. The difference in gross national income was by 58,537 per capita.

 

Comparing to world date Belize has 2 more births per every 1,000 people and North America falling below the average by 7. The death rate for Belize is 3 less than the average per every 1,000 people and North America is more by 2 per every 1,000 people. The life expectancy for males in Belize is one year longer than in the world and 4 years longer for males in North America. For women in Belize, it is also longer by 3 years and for North America 6 years longer. The average children per childbearing-aged females is approximately less than the average by .1 for Belize and 0.7 for North America. The average gross national income for Belize was less than 11,655 per capita and North America had more by 46,882 per capita than the average.

 

Looking at the information provided we can see that Belize and North America are not far off from the world’s averages in all areas except for the gross national income where Belize is trailing behind considerably and North America is leading the way. So essentially, Belize residents make drastically less than the average citizen and even less so than North America. This could be a good determining factor for things such as poverty.  

 

 

 

Works Cited:

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). International database. International Programs. https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/informationGateway.php