Question

In 2019, the United States Census Bureau reported the various components of population change as estimated below. ∙ One birth every 8 seconds ∙ One death every 11 seconds ∙ One international migrant (net of immigrants versus emigrants) every 33 seconds ∙ Net gain of one person every 17 seconds During that year, which of the components was having the second largest effect on population growth?

Answer 1

The components that was having the second largest effect on population growth was deaths.

Explanation:

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The largest the frequency(less time between each time, larger frequency), the higher effect of the component in population growth.

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Due to the rates, the effects on population growth, in descending order ir:

Birth - Deaths - Gain of one person - Migrants

So the components that was having the second largest effect on population growth was deaths.