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brett,pop vocab
population vocab
| fertility rate | Definition |
|---|---|
| fertility rate | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year |
| mortality rate | death on a large scale |
| infant mortality rate | the death of children within their first year of life |
| maternal mortality rate | maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy |
| crude birth rate | The birth rate is the total number of births per 1000 of a population each year |
| crude death rate | units of deaths per 1000 individuals per year; |
| natural increase rate | difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths occurring in a year, divided by the mid-year population of that year, multiplied by a factor (usually 1,000). |
| less developed countries | a non industrialized or third world country |
| more developed countries | countries that are more developed and industrialzed |
| level of income | income is the opportunity gained over a specified timefram |