Summary: Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age. But relatively high fertility rates and immigration levels in the United States, however, may mean that it will emerge with a stronger hand.
* Filmed: February 2006
* Running time: 19.50 minutes
* Description: This talk describes the changes that have occurred and are
predicted to occur in wealth distribution, fertility rates, population growth, and
health within and between countries. Hans Rosling displays statistics using
extremely interesting and unique graphics of changing trends. He breaks down
several myths relating to difference between economically less developed and
more developed countries.
* Rating: Excellent
* 7-Revolutions Section: Population, Economic Integration, Technology
* Released June, 2004
* Running time: 120 minutes
* Description: This documentary discusses how countries such as, Africa, India
and Japan are facing different problems related to their current and changing
population demographics. It provides a number of good graphics (population
pyramids) and statistics, but also relates these issues to individual, very personal,
stores. The film discusses birth control and women's rights in India, how
HIV/AIDS in Africa has resulted in tragic cases that change the role of extended
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families, and how modernization has caused dramatically decreased fertility
rates in Japan.
* PBS.org has a great interactive site dealing with this issue:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/
* Rating: Excellent
* 7-Revolutions Section: Population