Sub Saharan Africa Demographics

children in sub-Saharan Africa are more prone to respiratory problems and water borne diseases and women have more chances of getting an HIV virus than their village counterparts. For decades, governments have tried to renounce their responsibilities. As a result, almost one billion people are forced to work outside economic system legally, working outside the tax system as informal workers. Earlier it was realised that slum was not an inescapable urban future. In 1958 almost one third of Cuban population was residing in shantytowns. Huge wave was started for rehabilitation of the population. In third world countries, Nehru, Abdul Nasser and Sukarno also promised to rebuild slums and new houses. But this idea remained totally unclear because governments didn't pay any attention to address this problem. World Bank and IMF defined the reinforcement of the minimalist role of national governments in housing supply is due to current neoliberal economic orthodoxy. …show more content…
According to the estimations of world bank, over 90% of urban growth will occur in developing countries, adding 70 million people each year. The urban population of the South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa is anticipated to double. According to UN Habitat, one third of urban population live in slum areas in developing countries.
Regional
A report by State of the World Cities states that 30% of urban population in Asian countries live in slums. According to UN Habitat, 2013, more than half of human population (61.7%) resides in slum areas in Africa and in Latin America and Caribbean region, 24% of urban poor lives in slum