Comments on: China And The Law Of Unintended Consequences http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/01/13/china-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Byrne http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/01/13/china-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-6068 Chris Byrne Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:17:42 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/01/13/china-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-6068 There is no question this is a major demographic time bomb; but there is one caveat to those numbers; and that is the death rate amonth young males (under the age of 25), averages between 10% and 20% higher around the world (because young men do more risky things than young women generally). Again, this demographic imbalance is a huge problem, but the raw numbers alone distort the issue. For example, America (as a whole, some local populations are a bit different) births between 2% and 5% more surviving (past the first 90 days) male babies for every surviving female; but by the time those cohorts reach 25 there are actually about two percent fewer males surviving than females. There is no question this is a major demographic time bomb; but there is one caveat to those numbers; and that is the death rate amonth young males (under the age of 25), averages between 10% and 20% higher around the world (because young men do more risky things than young women generally).

Again, this demographic imbalance is a huge problem, but the raw numbers alone distort the issue.

For example, America (as a whole, some local populations are a bit different) births between 2% and 5% more surviving (past the first 90 days) male babies for every surviving female; but by the time those cohorts reach 25 there are actually about two percent fewer males surviving than females.

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