Sentence examples for numbers of dependents from inspiring English sources

So long as contraception is lacking and fertility stays high, countries miss out on the dividend, getting large numbers of dependents instead.

The tragedy of losing family members over generations, higher numbers of dependents, and recurrent illness translate into arduous challenges of 'getting by' on meager incomes and weak social ties.

Child headed households; grandparent headed households; households with large numbers of dependents and those with chronically ill or persons living with disabilities will be cushioned with social cash transfers of up to US$25 per month, per household, to enable families to meet immediate needs for food and health care.

For example, van Blerk and Ansell (2006) argue that the AIDS epidemic in Malawi and Lesotho has produced a large number of "overburdened and, in some cases, disintegrating family support systems", as caring for new and increasing numbers of dependents cannot be disentangled from the care of other vulnerable household members such as the elderly.

The vast majority of treatment among UK providers over the past decade has been focused on engagement of increasing numbers of dependent drug users into treatment rather than on the outcomes of treatment.

A decline in fertility usually benefits developing countries by providing a "demographic dividend" (a bulge of working-age adults compared with the numbers of dependent children or grandparents).

Additional evacuation planning and staff training may be required in communities with high numbers of dependent-care facilities (e.g., Puyallup, Mount Vernon, and Burlington).

Over this period numbers of dependent older people are forecast to quadruple in most LMIC, while numbers of dependent younger people remain relatively stable.

Over this period numbers of dependent older people are forecast to quadruple in most LAMIC, while numbers of dependent younger people remain relatively stable.

The direction that policy must take is clear: we must decrease the numbers of dependent old and increase the numbers of non-dependent working-age adults.

LAMIC governments will face many challenges in the near future as numbers of dependent older people increase rapidly.