Demographic Indicators

Question 1

What is population structure?

Answer 1

The number of people in a country in each age group.

Question 2

What is demographic data?

Answer 2

All data linked to population changes: birth rate, death rate etc.

Question 3

What is fertility rate?

Answer 3

Number of live births per 1000 people per year

Question 4

What is death rate?

Answer 4

Numbers of deaths per 1000 people per year.

Question 5

What is dependency rate?

Answer 5

Proportion of people below and above normal working age, calculated by young+elderly/working age x 100

Question 6

What is birth rate?

Answer 6

Average number of births per woman in her reproductive life.

Question 7

What is infant mortality?

Answer 7

Number of children per 1000 live births who die before their 1st birthday

Question 8

What is life expectancy?

Answer 8

Average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 9

What is maternal mortality?

Answer 9

Numbers of mothers per 100,000 who die in childbirth