Comparing Mozambique and South Africas Demographics

Comparing Mozambique and federation Africas Demographics detailLive receives per yearDeaths per yearNatural Increase per yearCrude alliance 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)19501955629 000295 000+ 334 00043.320.3+ 23.06.509619551960697 000297 000+ cd 00042.518.1+ 24.46.509119601965774 000310 000+ 464 00041.616.7+ 25.06.308719651970808 000312 000+ 496 00038.214.7+ 23.55.708419701975909 000317 000+ 592 00037.713.1+ 24.65.477719751980980 000319 000+ 661 00035.811.7+ 24.15.0071198019851 052 000307 000+ 745 00033.99.9+ 24.04.5661198519901 086 000299 000+ 787 00031.18.6+ 22.54.0053199019951 073 000332 000+ 742 00027.58.5+ 19.03.3451199520001 082 000450 000+ 632 00025.110.4+ 14.72.9556200020051 111 000645 000+ 466 00024.013.9+ 10.12.8059200520101 074 000746 000+ 328 00021.915.2+ 6.72.5555In the table we can see the increase in popul ation per year on average for 5 year spansMozambiquePeriodLive births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBR*CDR*NC*TFR*IMR*1950-1955331 000220 000111 00049.432.816.56.602201955-1960359 000219 000140 00049.130.019.16.602011960-1965392 000222 000170 00048.627.521.16.601851965-1970430 000230 000201 00048.025.622.46.601721970-1975474 000236 000238 00047.223.523.76.581581975-1980534 000247 000288 00046.921.725.36.531461980-1985584 000272 000313 00045.921.324.56.441431985-1990586 000283 000302 00043.621.122.56.331431990-1995640 000293 000347 00043.419.923.66.121341995-2000739 000301 000438 00043.317.625.75.851152000-2005844 000326 000518 00043.316.726.65.52992005-2010869 000341 000528 00039.415.423.95.1188*CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000) CDR = crude death rate (per 1000) NC = graphic change (per 1000) IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)MozambiqueLoss of natural habitatAbout 80% of Mozambiques population live in rural vault of heavens and depend on wood for cooking and for heating of water for home(prenominal) use, space heating and drying of foodstuffs.1This reliance on trees could spell disaster should population takes rise. Mangroves are being removed and converted into rice farms and salt pans, aquaculture and housing. Further offshore, corals are subjected to destructive seek practices (e.g. use of fine mesh nets and dynamite). WWFIllegal and unsustainable wildlife use, and human wildlife conflictIn Mozambique like elsewhere in Africa and Asia, habitat loss is causation humans and wildlife to share increasingly smaller living spaces. Both sides are losing in the conflicts that ensue, such(prenominal) as in and around the Delta of the Zambezi River. There, crocodiles and hippos are coming salute to face with humans increasingly often, while poaching and other illegal activities put species in jeopardy. In some places, such as Quirimbas National Park, in that respect are conce rns 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 topical anaesthetic people, this means reduced incomes and increased poverty in the long run.PollutionOff Mozambiques 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.AgriculturePoor culture practices and deforestation contribute to sedimentation of rivers that run to the sea, degrading seagrasses and coral reefsSouth AfricaWater is perhaps South Africas most critical resource one of clinical depression abundance and developing needs. Tie that with problems of increased land use and population harvest-home and you have several big reasons for concern.Lack of water South Africas fresh water supply is almost st retched to its limit. Less than 10% of South Africas rainfall is available as surface water, one of the lowest conversion ratios in the world. The spheres 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. WWF-Canon / John E. NEWBYDestruction of natural habitats The land of the fine-leaved plants, the South African Fynbos, is one of the worlds most impressive botanical kingdoms a mind-boggling variety of plants that is copiouser 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 els e in the world), are reported here. But because the area has been heavily colonised 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. WWFOverfishing 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 industr ies.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 Listhttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Africahttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Mozambiquehttp//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/