Assignment #23: Canada and China

Canada and China

Religion:

Canada - Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)

China - Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%

note: officially atheist (2002 est.)

This means most of the old Christianity passed on through generation.



HIV/AIDS - deaths:


Canada - 

26,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

China -

         fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)

       country comparison to the world: 80

The reason China might have more deaths may be by its higher population.

Age structure:

Canada - 

0-14 years: 15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342)

15-64 years: 68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972)

65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,372,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.)

China - 

0-14 years: 17.6% (male 126,634,384/female 108,463,142)

15-64 years: 73.6% (male 505,326,577/female 477,953,883)

65 years and over: 8.9% (male 56,823,028/female 61,517,001) (2011 est.)