Dmography: Deaths

Question 1

Death rate has almost halved from what?

Answer 1

19 in 1900 to 10 in 2007.

Question 2

Reasons for fall in death rate, 5?

Answer 2

1. Improved nutrition = Increased people’s resistance to infection.
2. Medical improvements.
3. Public health improvements = Purer drinking water and improved sewage disposal.
4. Other social changes = Decline of more dangerous jobs (mining) and smaller families reduced transmission of infections.

Question 3

Life expectancy, has greatly increased to what?

Answer 3

In 1900 it was 50 years for males, and 57 for females. In 2005 it was 77 yrs for males and 81 for females.

Question 4

Give one reason for why the life expectancy was low in 1900?

Answer 4

Largely due to high IMR pulling down the average life expectancy of the population as a whole.

Question 5

Fairly stable since 1900 how many deaths a year?

Answer 5

About 600,000 per year. However, have been flactuations, World Wars and 1918 flu epidemic.