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REASONS FOR CONTROLLING POPULATION GROWTH RATE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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  To control /reduce the dependence burden. This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased dependence burden on the small working population which leads to low level of savings, low level of capital formation and low level of investment. For purposes of reducing unemployment. This is because a high population growth rate leads to unemployment and underemployment as the public and private sectors are not in position to create enough employment opportunities to match with the high population growth rate. To reduce income inequalities / to promote equity in income distribution. This is because high population growth rate leads high poverty levels especially in the rural areas. To control / reduce government expenditure on social amenities (services. This is because a high population growth rate leads to increased government expenditure on provision of social services like education and healthcare. As a way of improving on the Balance of payments position. This is bec...

8 REASONS FOR DECREASING DEATH RATES IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD

  The death rate is the ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The death rate is often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year. It is also called the fatality rate. The following are reasons for decreasing death rate in many parts of the world: Increase in awareness of the importance of personal hygiene Improvement and expansion of health services such as the building of new hospitals and expansion of immunization programs Improvement of agriculture which has led to increasing in food production Improvement of transport and communication systems which as led to the easy distribution of food from areas with a surplus to areas with food deficit hence reducing death due to famine Increased awareness of eating a balanced diet Family planning programs have led people to bear few children they can raise. The general increase in national income has made people have the income to afford...

birth rate/fertility rate - meaning

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Birth Rate or fertility rate is the number of births per 1000 of the population. The birth rate is a measure of fertility. The physiological capacity of a woman to conceive and give birth to a child, regardless of whether it is a live birth or a stillbirth, is called fecundity. Lack of fecundity is called infecundity or sterility. Infertility, on the other hand, refers to the inability of a woman to bear a child and this includes those who cannot give live birth to a live baby. Infertility can be primary or secondary. Primary infertility is also referred to as involuntary childlessness. Secondary infertility can be involuntary. For instance, a woman has had two children and is now unable to have more due to biological or health factors. It is called secondary since it is caused by a second factor after the previous births. If you are studying bookkeeping and commerce, check this blog RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ...

2 TYPES OF CENSUSES

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Census is the process of collecting, compiling, and publishing demographic, economic, and social data pertaining to specified time or times to all people in the country or territory. Census can be classified according to time interval it takes from one census to another or approach of undertaking the census . Classification of census according to the time interval According to time internal census can be classified as either quinquennial (census carried out after every five years) or decennial census (census carried out after every ten years). Classification of census according to approach According to the approach, the census can be either de jure census or de facto census. De jure census this is one in which the people are counted according to their usual place of residence, where only permanent members of the household are counted. De facto census - this is an approach to undertaking a census in which people are counted wherever they are found on the day of census exerc...