Popultation - Demographics of UK

Question 1

Stage 1

Answer 1

1700 - 1740
Birth and Death around 30 per 1,000
Both begin to increase
Death rate increases to 33 per 1,000 due to cheap gin

Question 2

Stage 2

Answer 2

1740 - 1880
Death rate decreases (voluntary hospitals founded)
Death rate decreases again ( 1798 smallpox vaccination)
Slight rise in death rate 1830-60 (rise in child deaths due to food shortages)
Dip in birth rates 1840-80

Question 3

Stage 3

Answer 3

1880 - 1930
Rapid decrease in birth rates (33 per 1,000 to 19 per 1,000) due to WW1
Decrease in death rates (21 per 1,000 to 14 per 1,000)

Question 4

Stage 4

Answer 4

1930 - 2000
Birth and Death rates meet at 14 per 1,000
Increase in birth rates (16 per 1,000) due to post WW2 baby boom