Population Dynamics of Senegal

Population Dynamics of Senegal

  • Autor: Foote, Karen A.; Cohen, Barney; Hill, Kenneth H.; Pison, Gilles
  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309052801
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309588065
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309176576
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 1995
  • Mes: Gener
  • Pàgines: 271
  • Idioma: Anglés

This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and their causes, with comparisons to other sub-Saharan countries. It also analyzes the causes and patterns of declines in mortality, focusing particularly on rural and urban differences.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Geographic and Socioeconomic Setting
  • 3 Population Growth and Distribution
  • 4 Fertility
  • 5 Mortality
  • 6 Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Data Sources
  • Appendix B: Correcting the Fertility Estimates in the 1988 Census
  • Appendix C: Methodology for Analysis of Child Mortality
  • Appendix D: Growth Balance Methods for Estimating Coverage of Adults Deaths
  • References
  • Index