10/10/2011

Wondering about demographics?

Data from 2000-2009

Average   Weight   -   Height
Males       191 lbs         5’9”
Female     164 lbs         5’4”

Obesity costs: $147 Billion annually

21% (1 in 5) smoke – costs:  $92 Billion annually

US population is only 4.5% of global population

40.7% of current births (1.7 million) were to unmarried females
Concerns:  Decline of nuclear family, Welfare costs, Crime


US life expectancy is     77.9 years
                                     82.7 years in Japan
                                     82.2 years in Hong Kong
                                     81.8 years in Switzerland

Main causes of death in US:   Heart
                                             Cancer
                                             Stroke
                                             Lungs
                                             Accidents

13% of population is 64 years old or older – 2009
20% in 2050
Concerns:  Social Security and Health care costs


US Population becoming diverse:
            Hispanics comprised 30% of population
            ConcernsCultural Diversity Training


Forbes – Richest Men in the World List
Out of the top 50 -  Wealth shifting away from USA
USA – 17 or 33%
  • Rest of the world – 33 or Number 1 was Mexican
  • India - 8
  • Russia – 5
  • France - 3
  • Hong Kong – 3
  • Germany - 3
  • Sweden – 3
  • Brazil - 2 
  • Saudi Arabia – 1
  • Canada – 1
  • Spain – 1
  • UK – 1
  • Italy – 1
Concerns
  1. We should not be fighting each other, when the rest of the world is taking over
  2. Where's China?
  3. Who do we blame now?

1 comment:

DAN IN LA MESA CA said...

Regarding America in decline:

Suggest you see my comments above. I wrote those before reading this, and could have just as well copied them here.

We are letting other countries take us over. Someone needs to speak out and not let this happen. If it were a military adventure taking place, you could be sure we would have troops ready and fighting. Why not with global competition. I see no difference. We are in a conflict (competition) and the strongest will survive.