Chapter1 Flashcards
annual growth rate
Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate
Crude birth rate
Number of birth per 1000 people in a population
General fertility rate
Number of birth per 1000 women aged 15-49 years
Standardized birth rate
A birth rate for a region on the basis that it’s age composition is the same as for the whole country
Total fertility rate
The average number of birth per 1000 women of childbearing age
Why do you get high birth rate
- For labor
- To look after them in old age
- To continue the family name
- For prestige
- To replace dead children
- Contributor to family income
Why birth rate cones down
- Children are costly
- Government look after people through pension
- Women want their own career
- Infant mortality rate comes down
- Change in traditions and belief
Infant mortality rate
The number of death of children less than one year old per 1000 live birth
Child mortality rate
The number of death in children under the age of 5 per 1000 children
Crude death rate
The number of death per 1000 people in a population
Death rate high due to
Lack of clean water and food Poor hygiene Poor sanitation Overcrowding Contagious disease
Life expectancy
Average number of years that a person can be expected to live
Population pyramids
- A wide base suggest a high birth rate
- A narrowing base indicates a falling birth rate
- Straight side show a low death rate
- Concave slop suggests a high death rate
- Bulge means high rate of immigration
Growth rate
The average annual percentage change in the population
Doubling time
The length of time for a population to double
