70% of Africans are under 30. Age was one of the highest risk factors for COVID.🤔
I wonder if that's because there's a high rate of overall mortality, i.e. they're only living past 30 sometimes?
It's because of a drop in child mortality which hasn't yet been matched by a drop in the fertility rate:
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2023/07/nigerias-demographic-moment-wishful-thinking/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPDYNIMRTINNGA
Makes sense. Thanks for the info!
70% of Africans are under 30. Age was one of the highest risk factors for COVID.🤔
I wonder if that's because there's a high rate of overall mortality, i.e. they're only living past 30 sometimes?
It's because of a drop in child mortality which hasn't yet been matched by a drop in the fertility rate:
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2023/07/nigerias-demographic-moment-wishful-thinking/
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPDYNIMRTINNGA
Makes sense. Thanks for the info!