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'''Death rate''' gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 [[population]] at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the [[mortality]] situation in a country, accurately indicates the current [[mortality]] impact on [[population growth]]. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining [[fertility]] results in an aging population. | '''Death rate''' gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 [[population]] at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the [[mortality]] situation in a country, accurately indicates the current [[mortality]] impact on [[population growth]]. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining [[fertility]] results in an aging population. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Life expectancy]] is the average number of years lived. |
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| + | It is a major topic in [[Demography]]. | ||
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Revision as of 03:56, November 28, 2008
Death rate gives the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Life expectancy is the average number of years lived.
It is a major topic in Demography.