Population Indicators Flashcards
Define death rate
Number of deaths per thousand people per year
Define birth rate
Number of births per thousand people per year
Define infant mortality rate
Number of deaths of children under 1 year per thousand live births
Define fertility rate
The average number of children to be born to a woman ij her lifetime
Define life expectancy
The number of years that a person in a given population can expect to live
Define longevity
A population that has an increasing life expectancy
Define population density
The average number of people per km^2
Define migration
The movement of people from one place to another
Define international migration
The movement of people across borders
Reasons for increasing birth rate
High infant mortality rates disease religious beliefs poor education early marriage children needed to work little access to contraception 'baby booms' after recession/war
Reasons for declining birth rates
Good education women expect to have careers later marriage economic recession expectations of high standard of living
Reasons for high death rates
High infant mortality rates disease poor sanitation poor nutrition/famine poor education
Reasons for low death rates
Clean drinking water more people per doctor good education good social/healthcare health and safety at work
