Development Key Terms

Question 1

Population Structure

Answer 1

The number (or percent) of people in a country in each age group (e.g. 10-14). It also shows the percentage of males/females

Question 2

Dependency Ratio

Answer 2

Proportion of people below (0-14) and above (over 65) normal working age. Its calculated by: 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔+𝐸𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑔𝑒 x 100

The lower the number, means less people are dependent – this is good!

Question 3

Fertility Rate

Answer 3

Average number of births per woman in her reproductive life

Question 4

Infant Mortality

Answer 4

Number of children (less than 1 year old) per 1000 live births who die before their 1st birthday

Question 5

Life Expectancy

Answer 5

Average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 6

Maternal Mortality

Answer 6

Number of mothers per 100,000 who die in childbirth

Question 7

Birth Rate

Answer 7

Number of lives births per 1000 people per year

Question 8

Death Rate

Answer 8

Number of deaths per 1000 people per year