Tag: Fertility Rate
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Fact Check – “Is Uganda breeding poor quality population?”
“Uganda breeding poor quality population. The rate at which Ugandan women produce children has a direct impact on the country’s socio-economic development, experts have warned.” The New Vision This assertion, reminded me of the analysis that I did as part of my studies for a Masters in Science in Development Management Degree from the Open…
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Challenges of basing decisions and plans on ‘scientific data’
I would like to highlight some of the problems in using data to support a particular position. Taking an example of my country, Uganda, it is quite possible that data collected on any subject is incomplete and or does not represent the whole country. It is logical to believe that the best place to find…
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Expat Gaze Part 1 – Uganda Population
“Uganda has the fastest growing population in the world, and it shows. There is an impossible, riotous number of little kids everywhere.” Francisco Toro, Expatriate Uganda does have a high fertility rate, which currently, in 2020, according to data published by Macrotrends, is estimated at an average of 4.8 births per woman. The same data…
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