Homework Assignment #3- JiHye Jeon

Argentina
Roman Catholic: 92%
Birth Rate: 17.54 birth/1,000 population
Death Rate: 7.38 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 10.81 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.9% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76.95 years

Brazil
Roman Catholic: 73.6%
Birth Rate: 17.79 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 6.36 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 21.17 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 5.0% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72.53 years

Mexico
Roman Catholic: 76.5%
Birth Rate: 19.13 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 4.86 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 17.29 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.8% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76.47 years

Italy
Roman Catholic: 90%
Birth Rate: 9.1 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 9.84 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.3% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.77 years

Spain
Raman Catholic: 94%
Birth Rate: 10.66 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 8.8 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 3.39 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.3% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.17 years
Philippines
Raman Catholic: 82.9%
Birth Rate: 25.34 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 5.02 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 2.8% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 71.66 years

Japan
Shintoism: 83.9%
Birth Rate: 7.31 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 10.09 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 2.78 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 3.5% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.25 years

Germany
Protestant: 34%, Roman Catholic: 34%
Birth Rate: 8.3 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 10.92 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.5% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 80.07 years

Canada
Roman Catholic: 42.6%, Protestant: 23.3%
Birth Rate: 10.28 births/1,000 population
Deaths Rate: 7.98 deaths/1,000 population
Infant Mortality Rate: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live birth
Education Expenditure: 4.9% of GDP (2007)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.38 years

I chose Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Philippines which have high percentage of Roman Catholic. And I chose Japan, Germany, and Canada which have low percentage of Raman Catholic. This analysis shows that birth rate of all the 6 nations, more than 65% of Catholic, are almost 10 (Italy) more than 10 births/1,000 population which means there are corresponds between birth rate and catholic. Even though Canada’s Catholic rate charges 42.6%, they have 10.28 births/1,000 population. To compare other out group, catholic rate of Canada is higher than others, and this is why they have such a high birth rate. Based on this data, I assumed that there is correlation to high catholic rate and high birth rate. Infant mortality rate seem to not relate with percentage of catholic, it seems to relate with how developed that country. Because Philippines’ percentage of catholic is 82.9%, and Infant mortality rate is 19.34 deaths/1,000 live birth. Life expectancy at birth of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Philippines are around 71 years which is lower than other countries, and these countries have high percentage of Roman Catholic, but I cannot say there life expectancy at birth is related with Roman Catholic, and I assume that the reason is those four countries are developing countries.
In the conclusion, I assume that only birth rate corresponds with high percentage of Catholic. But other rate such as death rate or infant mortality rate don’t correspond with Catholic which means there are no relate between birth rate and death rate, also between birth rate and other articles. I mean almost all the data are related with economic situation but birth rate.