The objective of this lesson is to learn different different data visualization techniques using country-level geo-demographic data.
Target Audience
All ages
Instructions
Using the variable values shown in the data table at the bottom of the map, complete the color mapping table so that each color corresponds to a range of values
Color
From
To
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Paint each country by matching its variable value with a color in the color mapping table. Recommended practice is to use "cool" colors such as blue for low variable values. "Hot" colors such as orange and red should be used for high values.
High
Low
No Value
Rank
Country
Death rate(deaths/1,000 population)
1
Swaziland
30.7
2
Angola
24.44
3
South Africa
22.7
4
Lesotho
22.33
5
Sierra Leone
22.26
6
Zimbabwe
21.7
7
Liberia
21.45
8
Zambia
21.35
9
Mozambique
20.29
10
Niger
20.26
11
Afghanistan
19.56
12
Djibouti
19.16
13
Central African Republic
18.26
14
Malawi
17.89
15
Nigeria
16.41
16
Chad
16.39
17
Mali
16.16
18
Russia
16.06
19
Guinea-Bissau
16.05
20
Ukraine
15.93
21
Somalia
15.89
22
Guinea
15.19
23
Cote d'Ivoire
14.65
24
Ethiopia
14.49
25
Rwanda
14.46
26
Bulgaria
14.3
27
Namibia
14.07
28
Botswana
14.02
29
Belarus
13.92
30
Sudan
13.64
31
Latvia
13.63
32
Burkina Faso
13.59
33
Estonia
13.35
34
Hungary
12.99
35
Tanzania
12.92
36
Burundi
12.91
37
Gabon
12.59
38
Cameroon
12.41
39
Uganda
12.32
40
Congo, Republic of the
12.28
41
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
11.88
42
Romania
11.84
43
Gambia, The
11.74
44
Western Sahara
11.74
45
Benin
11.67
46
Croatia
11.66
47
Mauritania
11.61
48
Lithuania
11.12
49
Laos
11.02
50
Germany
10.8
51
Moldova
10.8
52
Senegal
10.72
53
Czech Republic
10.69
54
Portugal
10.62
55
Italy
10.61
56
Slovenia
10.51
57
Greece
10.42
58
Belgium
10.38
59
Kenya
10.3
60
Denmark
10.25
61
Sweden
10.24
62
Haiti
10.15
63
United Kingdom
10.05
64
Finland
10
65
Poland
9.99
66
Austria
9.91
67
Spain
9.9
68
Georgia
9.51
69
Slovakia
9.5
70
Togo
9.48
71
Ghana
9.39
72
Kazakhstan
9.39
73
Norway
9.33
74
Japan
9.26
75
Burma
9.23
76
Eritrea
9.15
77
Uruguay
9.12
78
Nepal
8.97
79
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
8.81
80
Netherlands
8.71
81
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.54
82
Switzerland
8.54
83
France
8.48
84
Luxembourg
8.43
85
Armenia
8.34
86
Azerbaijan
8.32
87
Madagascar
8.32
88
Guyana
8.29
89
United States
8.27
90
Cambodia
8.16
91
Bangladesh
8
92
Puerto Rico
7.88
93
Pakistan
7.83
94
Yemen
7.83
95
Ireland
7.77
96
Cyprus
7.76
97
Australia
7.62
98
Uzbekistan
7.62
99
Canada
7.61
100
Argentina
7.54
101
Bhutan
7.54
102
Bolivia
7.35
103
Korea, North
7.29
104
Cuba
7.19
105
Thailand
7.17
106
China
7.03
107
New Zealand
7
108
Kyrgyzstan
6.97
109
Papua New Guinea
6.96
110
Tajikistan
6.94
111
Iceland
6.81
112
Taiwan
6.65
113
India
6.4
114
Jamaica
6.37
115
Indonesia
6.24
116
Brazil
6.22
117
Vietnam
6.18
118
Mongolia
6.16
119
Peru
6.16
120
Korea, South
6.12
121
Turkmenistan
6.11
122
Sri Lanka
6.07
123
Lebanon
6.06
124
Turkey
6.02
125
Sao Tome and Principe
5.98
126
Belize
5.77
127
Chile
5.77
128
Iran
5.69
129
Colombia
5.54
130
El Salvador
5.53
131
Panama
5.52
132
Suriname
5.51
133
Morocco
5.49
134
Albania
5.44
135
Israel
5.41
136
Honduras
5.36
137
Philippines
5.32
138
Dominican Republic
5.3
139
Guatemala
5.19
140
Tunisia
5.17
141
Iraq
5.14
142
Venezuela
5.1
143
Egypt
5.09
144
Malaysia
5.02
145
Qatar
4.94
146
Mexico
4.78
147
Syria
4.68
148
Algeria
4.62
149
Paraguay
4.49
150
Nicaragua
4.33
151
Costa Rica
4.31
152
Ecuador
4.21
153
Oman
3.68
154
Libya
3.46
155
Brunei
3.28
156
Jordan
2.72
157
Saudi Arabia
2.52
158
Kuwait
2.37
159
United Arab Emirates
2.13
Death rate(deaths/1,000 population) Definition
This entry gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
