Assignment 4 Part 1: Demographics

Demographics
    1. Population and profile (which age groups make up largest portion of society?)

1. 24,241,998 (47 in world)
2. By age:  0-14: 36.5%, 15-64: 60%, 65 and over: 3.6%
3. By religion:   68.8% Christian, 15.9% Muslin, 8.5% traditional, none 6.1%
4. By ethnic group: Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8%

      2.  Birth and Death rate & life expectancy (include gender differences)

1. Birth rate: 26.99 births/1,000 population (47 in world)
2. Death rate: 8.57 deaths/1,000 population (80 in world)
3. Life expectancy: Total: 61.45 years. Male: 60.22 years. Female: 62.73 years

3. Literacy rate (include gender differences) age 15 and over can read and write
1. Total: 57.9%
2. Male: 66.4%
3. Female: 49.8%
4. Top two major causes of death (general population): I found that malaria was the leading cause of premature death but had some difficulty finding what the following causes were. Of the ones that seemed to top the list: measles, respiratory tract infections, traffic accidents, and poor sanitation. 
5. Major Exports and Imports
1. Exports: gold, cocoa, timer, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticulture (84 in world)
2. Imports: capital equipment (?), petroleum, foodstuffs(85 in world)
6. Percentage of population below poverty line: 28.5%
7. Unemployment rate
1. 11% total
2. Urban: 13.4%, rural 5.5%, total 8.2% (numbers from 1999) 
3. Poverty is much more concentrated in north (43% of poor is in north even though they are only 18% of total population)
8. Average educational attainment
1. The total school life expectancy (primary to tertiary) is 10 years. For males it is 11 years, and for females it is 10 years. 

9. Typical House construction, size, and cost
1. Construction:  50% made with mud earth/mud brick, 39% made with cement blocks/concrete.                                                         60% corrugated metal sheet for roofs, 18% thatch/pal,/raffia, 12% slate/asbestos
2. The average number of rooms per household is 1.78 and the average number of people per household is 5. 
3. The average cost was difficult to find, but one estimate was $38,000. 

9. Prevalence of internet and cell phone users
1. Internet users: 1,297 million users (93 in world)
2. Cell phones: 17.436 million (48 in world)

Sources: 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html 

http://www.mongabay.com/history/ghana/ghana-health_care.html

http://www.chfinternational.org/files/1428_file_Ghana_Housing_Report_PDF_.pdf

http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccsbrief_gha_en.pdf