The pattern I found in the indicator is that the higher the child fertility rate is, the lower the life expectancy is. One can see that the African countries are all grouped at the bottom corner meaning that they have a large amount of children in their families. And countries with a higher life expectancy show that there is a lower fertility rate. High fertility does not necessarialy indicate well being.
Most people in sub-saharan countries depend on agriculture and earn a living by farming. Their mentality is that the more children they have the more children would take care of the buissness and help the parents make money. However, they don’t take into consideration that higher attention is needed for more children and health care aswell. Due to the many deadly diseases in sub-saharan Africa, money spent on health care is highly needed to increase life expectancy. The lack of resources and nutrition decreases their life expectancy.
One main subject that is left unclear is why would a country with low life expectancy also have a low fertility rate? These countries include Zimbabwe and Swaziland. How does this affect population in these countries? and Does it mean that their population is rapidly decreasing?
