Comparing Mozambique and South Africas Demographics

Comparing Mozambique and South Africas Demographics Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural Increase per year Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 per year) Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 per year) Natural Increase (per 1,000 per year) Total Fertility Rate (over avge womans life) Infant Mortality Rate (per 100,000 live births) 1950–1955 629 000 295 000 + 334 000 43.3 20.3 + 23.0 6.50 96 1955–1960 697 000 297 000 + 400 000 42.5 18.1 + 24.4 6.50 91 1960–1965 774 000 310 000 + 464 000 41.6 16.7 + 25.0 6.30 87 1965–1970 808 000 312 000 + 496 000 38.2 14.7 + 23.5 5.70 84 1970–1975 909 000 317 000 + 592 000 37.7 13.1 + 24.6 5.47 77 1975–1980 980 000 319 000 + 661 000 35.8 11.7 + 24.1 5.00 71 1980–1985 1 052 000 307 000 + 745 000 33.9 9.9 + 24.0 4.56 61 1985–1990 1 086 000 299 000 + 787 000 31.1 8.6 + 22.5 4.00 53 1990–1995 1 073 000 332 000 + 742 000 27.5 8.5 + 19.0 3.34 51 1995–2000 1 082 000 450 000 + 632 000 25.1 10.4 + 14.7 2.95 56 2000–2005 1 111 000 645 000 + 466 000 24.0 13.9 + 10.1 2.80 59 2005–2010 1 074 000 746 000 + 328 000 21.9 15.2 + 6.7 2.55 55 In the table we can see the increase in population per year on average for 5 year spans Mozambique Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR* 1950-1955 331 000 220 000 111 000 49.4 32.8 16.5 6.60 220 1955-1960 359 000 219 000 140 000 49.1 30.0 19.1 6.60 201 1960-1965 392 000 222 000 170 000 48.6 27.5 21.1 6.60 185 1965-1970 430 000 230 000 201 000 48.0 25.6 22.4 6.60 172 1970-1975 474 000 236 000 238 000 47.2 23.5 23.7 6.58 158 1975-1980 534 000 247 000 288 000 46.9 21.7 25.3 6.53 146 1980-1985 584 000 272 000 313 000 45.9 21.3 24.5 6.44 143 1985-1990 586 000 283 000 302 000 43.6 21.1 22.5 6.33 143 1990-1995 640 000 293 000 347 000 43.4 19.9 23.6 6.12 134 1995-2000 739 000 301 000 438 000 43.3 17.6 25.7 5.85 115 2000-2005 844 000 326 000 518 000 43.3 16.7 26.6 5.52 99 2005-2010 869 000 341 000 528 000 39.4 15.4 23.9 5.11 88 *CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) Mozambique Loss of natural habitat About 80% of Mozambique’s population live in rural areas and depend on wood for cooking and for heating of water for domestic use, space heating and drying of foodstuffs.1This reliance on trees could spell disaster should population levels rise. Mangroves are being removed and converted into rice farms and salt pans, aquaculture and housing. Further offshore, corals are subjected to destructive fishing practices (e.g. use of fine mesh nets and dynamite). Â © WWF Illegal and unsustainable wildlife use, and human wildlife conflict In Mozambique like elsewhere in Africa and Asia, habitat loss is causing humans and wildlife to share increasingly smaller living spaces. Both sides are losing in the conflicts that ensue, such as in and around the Delta of the Zambezi River. There, crocodiles and hippos are coming face to face with humans increasingly often, while poaching and other illegal activities put species in jeopardy. In some places, such as Quirimbas National Park, there are concerns that current levels of resource use – e.g. sand oysters may not be sustainable, and are already leading to diminishing harvests of fish and other resources. For local people, this means reduced incomes and increased poverty in the long run. Pollution Off Mozambique’s coast, tankers carrying crude oil from the Arabian Gulf have resulted in contamination of the sea from spills and discharge of polluted ballast waters. In urban settings, rural sewage treatment is inadequate, exposing people to potential outbreaks of disease. Agriculture Poor farming practices and deforestation contribute to sedimentation of rivers that run to the sea, degrading seagrasses and coral reefs South Africa Water is perhaps South Africas most critical resource one of low abundance and growing needs. Tie that with problems of increased land use and population growth and you have several big reasons for concern. Lack of water South Africas freshwater supply is almost stretched to its limit. Less than 10% of South Africa’s rainfall is available as surface water, one of the lowest conversion ratios in the world. The country’s groundwater resources are equally limited. Despite regulations of river waters, in many catchments the need for water exceeds the supply and quality is often below standards. Given the projected growth in population and economic development, South Africa faces tough times in meeting water demands in the decades ahead. The shortfall in freshwater is tied to growing demands, but also to other issues such as loss of natural habitat and potentially climate change. Â © WWF-Canon / John E. NEWBY Destruction of natural habitats The land of the fine-leaved plants, the South African Fynbos, is one of the world’s most impressive botanical kingdoms a mind-boggling variety of plants that is richer than any other comparable sized area in Africa. An estimated 8,500 species of vascular plants, of which 70% are endemic (they are found nowhere else in the world), are reported here. But because the area has been heavily settled for several centuries, large swathes of natural vegetation, particularly in the lowlands, have been cleared for agriculture and urban development. Similar problems face the Namib-Karoo-Kaokeveld desert, a very distinctive and floristically rich ecoregion with highly diverse endemic plant communities. Here, poor land management, conversion of marginal lands for cultivation, dam construction, mining, and illegal extraction of selected succulents for black market trade, pose a suite of threats. Â © WWF Overfishing Along the West Coast of South Africa, there is persistent overharvesting of many commercially valuable species and products such as pilchard, anchovy and rock lobster. Further at sea, some fish stocks have been over-harvested, and several species face local extinction. These dangerous trends follow improvements of fishing methods, increase in fishing effort and the establishment of fishing industries. Introduction of exotic species South Africas natural habitats are being colonized by alien species at great rates. Introduced species, particularly North American gamefishes such as largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, are pushing out indigenous species and threaten to lead some of them to extinction. Pollution A high level of traffic associated with crude oil transport from the Arabian Gulf has resulted in contamination from tankers spills and discharge of polluted ballast waters. Reference List http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Mozambique http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/mozambique/environmental_problems_in_mozambique/ http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/south_africa/environmental_problems__in_south_africa/