The charts show the populations of Yemen and Italy by age groups in

2000 and estimation in 2050

Looking at Yemens population, it is clear that old people accounted for
half of the total residents, followed by 15-59 years age group with
46.3%, leaving the children under 14 years old at only an insignificant
amount of 3.6%. However, after the 50 years period, this proportion is
predicted to change with a significant growth in the 15-59 years age
group, taking over the majority of the population by over a half. The
former leading group decreased dramatically to just slightly over a
third of the population.
Moving to Italy, the pattern is different with 15-59 years old people
being the largest group with 61.6%. People under14 years old and over
60 years old stand in the second and third position with 24.1% and
14.3% respectively. The projection for 2050 shows a remarkable
decline in the number of leading group, whereas the 0-14 years old
category, which is the smallest population in Yemen, almost doubled
that amount in 2000.
In conclusion, there is no correlation between the populations of 2
countries. However, both show a decrease in the number of 60+ years
old people and a growth in the number of children under 14 years old.
Most people agree that sports help to improve the overall well being of
people to some extent. However, investing in sports facilities to
improve public health is a controversial idea, and that there are a
number of contradictory arguments. This essay will discuss both side of
the debate and give a concluding view.
On the one hand, having all the infrastructure and equipment being in
place seems to ignite peoples excitement to exercises and practice
regularly. Since there are new and modern facilities to be installed in
the nearby living areas, people will be curious and eager to try new
things, thus increasing their enthusiasm for sports. Another argument
is the amount of time saving to travel to sports centers. In todays fast
moving world, most people struggle to find time for exercising, hence
having the facilities ready to use within a nearby distance seems to be
an ideal option for those who are in time shortage.
By contrast, opponents of this view argue that installing more facilities
is only a superficial solution. By this we mean that the excitement for
trying out new things can only last for a short-period of time, thus
without a real encouragement or motivation from inside, it seems that
people tend to revert back to their old habits, leaving these

infrastructure to be unused. This then lead us onto another factor;

perhaps the most significant drawback to sports investment, which is
the waste of money. Not all people prefer exercising in public or
practicing with equipment, therefore putting a large amount of money
into one basket can lessen the opportunities to establish others,
perhaps more effective measures such as promoting the health
benefits of sports or giving voucher to leisure centers.
To summary, it seems unreasonable to spend a large budget on sports
facilities while this does not suit the interests of some people or only
brings a contemporary result to the public, and a coordinated solutions
needs to be considered in order to achieve a healthy community.