Reproductive Health in Reproductive Health in Madagascar and Madagascar and

LuxembourgLuxembourg

Tom O’HaraTom O’Hara

Advantages of Knowing the Advantages of Knowing the Reproductive HealthReproductive Health

How well a country is able to How well a country is able to distribute contraceptives?distribute contraceptives?

How any children are being per How any children are being per family?family?

What type of population trend is What type of population trend is going to occur?going to occur?

How is the treatment of women?How is the treatment of women?

Advantages of Knowing the Advantages of Knowing the Reproductive HealthReproductive Health

What is the mortality rate of babies?What is the mortality rate of babies?

LuxembourgLuxembourg

Developed countryDeveloped country Part of the EuroPart of the Euro Has the highest Gross Domestic Has the highest Gross Domestic

Product Per Capita in the worldProduct Per Capita in the world 44thth highest quality of life index highest quality of life index Highly developed economy relies on Highly developed economy relies on

the banking and finance industrythe banking and finance industry

MadagascarMadagascar

Developing countryDeveloping country Economy is poor and relies on foreign Economy is poor and relies on foreign

investing, mining, tourism, textiles, investing, mining, tourism, textiles, farmingfarming

Average income is $1.25 per dayAverage income is $1.25 per day 2/3 of the population lives in poverty2/3 of the population lives in poverty

Comparison Between Madagascar Comparison Between Madagascar and Luxembourgand Luxembourg

MadagascarMadagascar Fertility rate 4.8 Fertility rate 4.8

children per familychildren per family Infant mortality Infant mortality

rate is 48 per 1,000rate is 48 per 1,000 Life expediency is Life expediency is

58 years58 years

LuxembourgLuxembourg Fertility rate 1.6 Fertility rate 1.6

children per familychildren per family Infant mortality Infant mortality

rate is 2 per 1,000rate is 2 per 1,000 Life expediency is Life expediency is

80 years80 years

Use of ContraceptivesUse of Contraceptives

MadagascarMadagascar 3.4% of women use 3.4% of women use

the pillthe pill 1% of men wear a 1% of men wear a

condomcondom

LuxembourgLuxembourg Contraceptives are Contraceptives are

widely available widely available and can buy at and can buy at most pharisaical most pharisaical stores stores

How are Women Treated in How are Women Treated in MadagascarMadagascar

Receive less of an educationReceive less of an education

Females are seen as less than malesFemales are seen as less than males

Do not have a choice of the amount of Do not have a choice of the amount of children they want to havechildren they want to have

Are given little help through Are given little help through government family planning programsgovernment family planning programs

How are Women Treated in How are Women Treated in LuxembourgLuxembourg

All women can receive a full All women can receive a full educationeducation

Growing number of women entering Growing number of women entering the workforcethe workforce

20 women in Parliament20 women in Parliament

Population TrendsPopulation Trends

MadagascarMadagascar 2010 population- 2010 population-

20,200,00020,200,000 20252025(projected)(projected)- -

28,600,0028,600,00 20502050(projected)(projected)- -

42,700,00042,700,000 Rate of Increase Rate of Increase

2.7%2.7%

LuxembourgLuxembourg 2010 population- 2010 population-

510,00510,00 20252025(projected)(projected)- -

600,000600,000 20502050(projected)(projected)- -

720,000720,000 Rate of Increase Rate of Increase

0.4%0.4%

              

      

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