Final answer:
The population growth rate for a country with a birthrate of 28 births per 1000 people and a death rate of 6 deaths per 1000 people is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate and then converting this net growth rate into a percentage, which is 2.2%.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the population growth rate in a country, we need to subtract the death rate from the birth rate and then convert the result into a percentage. The birth rate is given as 28 births per 1000 people, and the death rate is 6 deaths per 1000 people.
Firstly, we subtract the death rate from the birth rate to find the net population growth per 1000 people:
Birth rate - Death rate = Net growth rate
28 per 1000 - 6 per 1000 = 22 per 1000
Next, to find the growth rate in percent, we divide the net growth rate by 10:
(22 per 1000) / 10 = 2.2%
Therefore, the population growth rate is 2.2%, corresponding to answer choice 'C' if we assume that there was a typo in the question and that 2.2% was intended instead of 16%.