Presentation

To view our slide show on South Asia and the issues they are dealing with, click the link below:

South Asia Powerpoint

Final Statement

Overall South Asia is not a main contributor to climate change, they are currently suffering from other world region's decisions. They are doing what they can to reduce poverty and natural disasters, but they cannot do it alone. Governments in South Asia most definitely need to step up and concentrate more on their poverty-stricken areas, and less on expanding urbanization. Their priorities need to shift to dealing with problems in the slums, but even they cannot change everything. To make any drastic change it will take a world movement and cooperation to make a change that will benefit the whole world.

Age Pyramid

Sri Lanka
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Population : 20,303,477 
Life Expectancy: 71.4 years
Infant Mortality: 12.7 per 1,000 live births

India
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Infant mortality: 50.3 per 1,000 live births
Life Expectancy: 63.7 years
Population: 1,155,347,678
Pakistan
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Population : 162,220,762
Life Expectancy: 66.1 years
Infant Mortality: 41.2 per 1,000 live births
Bhutan
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Population : 697,335
Life Expectancy:66.1 years
Infant Mortality: 52.4 per 1,000 live births

child mortality rates

We chose to share a graph portraying child mortality rates in South Asia. There seems to be a steady increase in life expectancy along with steady decrease child mortality rates.

Infant Mortality