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Demography
Study of people
Demographer
Someone who studies demography
Birth Rate
The amount of people born for every 1000 people in a country per year
It’s written as a percentage
Death Rate
The amount of people who die for every 1000 people in a country per year.
It’s written as a percentage
Natural increase
When the population is increasing. The birth rate is higher than the death rate meaning there are more babies being more than people dying
Natural Decrease
When the population is decreasing. The death rate is higher than the birth rate meaning there are more people dying than being born
Life expectancy
The number of years people are expected to live
Infant mortality
The number of children who die under the age of 1 per 1000 people
Child mortality
The number of children who die under the age of 5 per 1000 people