POPULATION-POPULATION SIZE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

China C21 Group 2

POPULATION SIZE As of 31 Dec 2011, China has a population of more than

1.3 billion- 1,336,718,015- which is about 19.24% of the whole world’s population. (2011 est.)

Yunnan has a population of 45.7 million people. (2011 est.)

There are an estimated of 56 ethnic groups in China and Yunnan making it a country rich in arts and traditions.

Its population growth rate is 0.493% . (2011 est.)

INTERESTING FACTS OF CHINA’S/YUNNAN’S

POPULATION

In 1949, China became a communist nation with a population of about 541 million

For the next 10 years, the population increased by 118 million and continued to rise through the 1960s. By 1970, the population was roughly around 870 million people

However, the over-growing population had generated serious problems and negatively affected the national economy.

Thus the one-child-per-family policy was implemented in the late 1970s to slow down the population growth.

LIFE EXPECTANCY IN YUNNAN

The life expectancy of the Chinese citizens is estimated to be 82.2 years old with males living to an age of 79.4 and females living to an age of 85.1. (2011 est.)

Its has a death rate of 7.03 deaths/1000 population and a birth rate of 12.29 births/1,000 population. (2011 est.)

Yunnan also has a mortality rate of 16.06 deaths/1,000 live births: male: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births and female: 16.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

INTRIGUING FACTS OF CHINA’S LIFE EXPECTANCY

The average life expectancy of the Chinese has been increasing due to its increasing economic successes.

Its Life expectancy was only 36.5 years in 1949 when the People's Republic of China was first established and just over half a century and the expectancy rate has doubled.

THE ENDJason MokJoshua HengJoel NgJustin LimEzekiel Woo