1997 credit model answer

Credit 1997
Population Pyramids
(a) Japan has few people in the very young age groups whereas Bangladesh has a lot of people in the age groups of 0-0. There are more people in the 20-60 age group in Japan than in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has fewer people living beyond 70 than Japan; this means life expectancy is higher in Japan than in Bangladesh.
(b) Japan has better medical facilities and is offering family planning to try to reduce the birth rate, as the pyramid shows the decline in birth rate. Better nutrition and less disease will also mean people living in Japan are less likely to die at a young age than people in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a high birth rate but less than half the population live to be 20. This is because people become malnourished and catch disease. The country also has poor sanitation and people who do become ill are often unable to afford medical care.