Slaves out of Africa

The first chart shows a steady increase of population growth in Africa from about 32 million in the 16th century to about 60 million in the 19th century. The second chart shows a fast increase from close to zero up to more than 50 thousand number of slaves exported from the 16th to 18th century. The third chart shows that most of the slaves went to the Caribbean, about half that amount went to Brazil, and the rest of the slaves went to America. Chart #1 shows a steady increase in population growth which is only somewhat surprising because the slaves lost to the Western Hemisphere were mostly males and the loss of males in a community usually shows a dip in population growth. Chart #2 supports the increase in slave trade mentioned in the book. Chart #3 is a bit surprising in that I did not expect close to half of the slaves to be shipped to the Caribbean, since the slave trade was made to sound like a more evenly distributed commodity in the Western Hemisphere. I do wonder what years were the destination of the slaves recorded, because this chart is not given a time period. These charts seem simple, but they can help to solidify the general principles from the book concerning African slaves.

Edit. Chart #3 can be explained by the high percentage of slaves who died and needed to be replaced.