Question

A small developing country with negligible rates of immigration and emigration is going through a demographic change. Thirty years ago the crude birth rate was 44 per thousand per year and the crude death rate was 17 per thousand per year. Now the crude birth rate is 16 thousand per year and the crude death rate is 5 per thousand per year. Which of the following statements about the country now is most likely to be true?

Answer 1

- 'The country is at the industrial stage of the demographic transition.'

Step-by-step explanation:

Demographic transition is described as the process of historical shift or transition from the high mortality and fertility rates to lower mortality as well as fertility rates. The chief cause of such a transition is the advancement of technology along with the educational as well as economic development.

As per the description given about the country, the country could be characterized as being in the 'industrial stage' of this demographic transition which exemplifies the third stage of this transition. This stage is reflected by the declining crude birth rates from 44 to 16 and the falling crude mortality rate from 17 per thousand to 5 per thousand. Therefore, the above statement is most likely to be asserting a true claim.