Demographic Analysis of Uganda

The demographics for Uganda are ranked heavily near the bottom of the Global Demographic Divide. With a population already at 28 million people, and with a 3.1 rate of natural increase, they re population will be at about 117 million, which is roughly a 310% increase. Uganda's birth rates are 48 people per 1000, and they re death rates are at 16 people per thousand. They also have a birth rate of 7 children per mother. They have an extremely high infant mortality rate, which is at a depressing 115 babies aged one through 4 who die per every thousand. 50 % of people in Uganda are under the age of 15, and with life expectancy only at 47 years for both men and women, its no surprise that only 4% of their population ever reach the age of 65. A lot of these statistics are due to the fact that Uganda is only 12% urbanized, which means lack of hospitals and other institutions where the sick can receive care. That's really troubling when 6.5% of the population is infected with the AIDS virus. Whats even more troubling, is that Uganda isn't the only country in its region who's demographics are this poor. While Kenya, their neighboring country, numbers are slightly better than Uganda's, on an international scale they're right along at the bottom with Uganda. They have a 40 people per thousand people birth rate, a death rate of 12 people per thousand, fertility rate of 4.9 people per mother, 77 out of 1000 babies under 4 die from their death rates, 42% of the population under the age of 15, compared to 2% of people over the age of 65. Compared to the more developed world, whose statistics are 11 out of a thousand, 10 per thousand, 1.6 births, 3 per one 1000, 17 %, and 16 %, respectively, This region of Eastern Africa, is in a huge state of turmoil. The more developed world life expectancy is 73 years for men, and 80 years for woman, which has a lot to do with the fact that the more developed world is 75% Urbanized, which can offer numerous hospitals and health care, which is a huge factor why only .5% of people are infected with AIDS.