Death Rates
Definition
The death rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a year.
Analogy
Imagine you have an orchard with 1000 apple trees. If every year around 10 trees die naturally or due to disease, then your death rate would be 10 per thousand trees annually.
Related terms
Mortality Rate: This refers to the measure of number deaths in general within a specific population and time frame.
Infant Mortality Rate: This refers to how many infants die before their first birthday for every thousand live births within one calendar year.
Life Expectancy: This term refers to how long on average someone can expect to live based on current mortality rates.
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In the demographic transition model, what is primarily responsible for decreased death rates in Stage 2?
Which geographical concept refers to death rates in a population?
What stage of the Demographic Transition Model would a country with declining birth and death rates along with a stable population be in?
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