Demography

Question 1

What is demography?

Answer 1

The study of age structure and growth of population

Question 2

What is crude birth rate?

Answer 2

Number of births per unit of person-time

Question 3

What is the world average crude birth rate?

Answer 3

20 births per 1000 person-years

Question 4

What is crude death rate?

Answer 4

Number of deaths per unit of person-time

Question 5

What is the world average crude death rate?

Answer 5

9 births per 1000 person-years

Question 6

What is crude rate of natural increase (or decrease)?

Answer 6

crude birth rate – crude death rate

Question 7

What is the world average crude rate of natural increase?

Answer 7

11 per 1000 person years