Question

A survey conducted by an organization for the cause of illness and death among the women between the ages 15 - 44 (in years) worldwide, found the following figures (in %):

S.No.	Causes	Female fatality rate (%)
1.	Reproductive health conditions	31.8
2.	Neuropsychiatric conditions	25.4
3.	Injuries	12.4
4.	Cardiovascular conditions	4.3
5.	Respiratory conditions	4.1
6.	Other causes	22.0

(i) Represent the information given above graphically.
(ii) Which condition is the major cause of women’s ill health and death worldwide?
(iii) Try to find out, with the help of your teacher, any two factors which play a major role in the cause in (ii) above being the major cause.

Answer 1

(i) We represent the given information in the form of a bar graph. We construct the bar diagram through the following steps:
Step 1. Draw two perpendicular axes OX and OY on a plain paper.
Step 2. Along OX mark “Causes” and along OY “Female Fertility rate (%)”.
Step 3. Along OX, choose suitable width for each bar.
Step 4. Along OY, choose an appropriate scale and mark the Female Fertility rate (%).
Scale chosen: On y-axis: 1 large division, i.e. 1 cm = 5%

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(ii) From the bar graph we observe that reproductive health condition is the major cause of woman ill health and mortality worldwide.

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(iii) Two major factors for poor sexual & reproductive health conditions are as follows:
(a) Lack of awareness among women.
(b) Lack of medical facilities.