Term: Population Pyramid (Population Profile)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-06-22

Definition:

A graphic representation of the age and sex distribution of a population. The percentage of the population within each five-year age bracket is shown for both males and females.

Most developing countries of the world will have a population pyramid triangular in shape, indicating a very young population, with few people in the oldest age brackets. This population would have a high birth rate, high death rate and low life expectancy. Most developed industrial countries have a population pyramid that looks more rectangular with the young and middle-aged people representing similar and smaller percentages of the population, and many more elderly people in the "top part" of the pyramid. This reflects a population with a stable fertility and mortality pattern, usually with low fertility, low mortality, and long life expectancy. In instances of an aging and relatively healthy population, the "pyramid" could actually constrict at its base, showing low birth rates and a high proportion of older adults (Martens et al., 2010).

To view the population pyramids developed for specific MCHP research, please click on the desired pyramid in the Links section below.

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Life Expectancy

Links 

• MCHP Deliverable - Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba - Population Pyramid - 2012
• MCHP Deliverable - How are Manitoba's Children Doing? - Population Pyramid - 2012
• MCHP Deliverable - Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009 - Population Pyramid
• MCHP Deliverable - Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study - Population Pyramid - 2010
• MCHP Deliverable - The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas - 2013
• MCHP Deliverable - The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas - Population Pyramids -2019
• MCHP Deliverable - The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba
• MCHP Deliverable - The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use - Population Pyramid - 2003

References 

• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Fransoo R, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Black C, Dik N, MacWilliam L, Derksen S, Walld R, Steinbach C, Dahl M. The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Katz A, Avery Kinew K, Star L, Taylor C, Koseva I, Lavoie J, Burchill C, Urquia M, Basham A, Rajotte L, Ramayanam V, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)