Methods Of Measurement

Question 1

Fertility rate

Answer 1

Average number of births per woman

Question 2

Death rate

Answer 2

Average number of deaths per 1000 people per year

Question 3

Birth rate

Answer 3

Number of births per 1000 people per year

Question 4

Population structures

Answer 4

Number of people in each age group of each sex

Question 5

Maternal mortality

Answer 5

Number of mothers per 100,000 who die in childbirth

Question 6

Dependancy ratio

Answer 6

Proportion of people below and above normal working age between (14-65) Worked out by adding both age groups together and dividing by 15-64 (working age)

Question 7

Infant mortality rate

Answer 7

Number of infants per 1000 who die before age of 1

Question 8

HDI

Answer 8

Human Development Index - calculated using different methods of measurement (literacy rate, life expectancy and GNI per capita)

Question 9

GDP

Answer 9

Gross Domestic Product - total value of all goods and services produced in a year

Question 10

GNP

Answer 10

Gross National Product - measures economic output of a country

Question 11

GNP per capita

Answer 11

Gross National Product divided by population