Week4 World Population Data Sheet

Part1 2010 World Population Data Sheet
Many countries are facing a shrinking pool of their working-age populations, often considered to be ages 15 to 64, to support the population ages 65+, jeopardizing pension guarantees and long-term health care programs for the elderly.The Population Reference Bureau's 2010 World Population Data Sheet and its summary report offer detailed information on 19 population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries. Let’s talk about these indicators among Asia-pacific regions. (Download the data sheet)

http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2010/2010wpds.aspx
EXERCISE: Reviewing the data sheet and compare the indicators between Taiwan and Vietnam.


Part2 Population Data Sheet and Social Explore
Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States from 1790 to the present. It is a “contemporary tool” for describing the change of population in US.
http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

Part3 The best stats you've ever seen
You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."