demographics Flashcards
birth rate
-number of births per 1000 of the population a year
-decreasing
-women are having children later/not at all, reduced infancy mortality rate
impact of birth rates
-smaller workforce
-ageing population
-increasing dependency ratio
biggest demographic change in birth rates in the past 100 years
1901 - 1,093,000
2001 - 700,000
total fertility rate
-number of births per 1000 women of childbearing age a year
-decreasing
-women having later/no children, decreased infant mortality rate
impact of total fertility rate
-increasing bean pole families
-increasing dependancy ratio
biggest demographic change in total fertility rate in the last 100 years
-1900 - 3.5
-1997 - 1.7
death rate
-number of deaths per 1000 a year
-decreasing
-better healthcare, longer life expectancy
impact of death rate
-ageing population
-possible overpopulation
infant mortality rate
-number of infant deaths under 1yo per 1000 live births
-decreasing
-better healthcare, less babies being conceived
impact of infant mortality rate
-increasing dependancy ratio short term
-reduced dependancy ratio long term
biggest demographic change in infant mortality rate in the last 100 years
1900- 140
2000 - 6
life expectancy
-statistical measure of how long someone is supposed to live
-increasing
-better healthcare
impact of life expectancy
-ageing population
-larger extended and beanpole families
-increasing dependancy ratio
biggest demographic change in life expectancy in the last 100 years
-1901 - (F)49 (M)45
-2001- (F)80 (M)75
ageing population
-increasing median of the population
-increasing
-better healthcare and longer life expectancy
