Births, Deaths and Populations

Question 1

Crude Birth Rate

CBR

Answer 1

number of LIVE births per 1000 population (men and women)

Question 2

General Fertility Rate

GFR

Answer 2

The number of live births per 1000 females aged between 15-44.

Question 3

Total (Period) Fertility Rate

TPFR

Answer 3

The average number of women that would be born to a hypothetical woman in her life.
The sum of current age-specific fertility rates ~ 2.1 is the replacement number.

Question 4

Fecundity and Fertility

Answer 4

Fecundity = the physical ability to reproduce (is reduced by an increase in sterilisations and hysterectomies.
Fertility = the realisation of this potential as births (increased by an increase in sexual activity and economic climate. decreased by an increase in contraceptions and abortions.)

Question 5

Crude Death Rate

CDR

Answer 5

The number of deaths per 1000 population.

Question 6

Age-Specific Death Rate

ASDR

Answer 6

Number of deaths per 1000 in age group.

Question 7

Standardised Mortality Ratio

SMR

Answer 7

Compares the ‘observed’ number of deaths with the ‘expected’ number if age-sex distribution of populations were identical.
Eliminates the effect of age-sex confounding factors.

Question 8

Census

every 10 years in the UK

Answer 8

The simultaneous recording of demographic data by the government at a particular time pertaining to all the persons who live in a particular territory.