Birth rate
- Created by: annagaskell
- Created on: 01-06-19 14:58
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- Birth rate
- The number of live births per 1000 of the population per year
- decreased
- reasons
- decline in IMR used to be 154 per thousand, now its 4
- The number of infants who die before their first birthday per every 1000 babies born alive per year
- medical improvements, better child welfare, improved housing, nutrition, knowledge
- changes in the position of women
- having no/less children. regard education and career as more important. easier access to abortions and contraception
- sue sharpes and susan harper- education changed the mindset of girls
- having no/less children. regard education and career as more important. easier access to abortions and contraception
- decline in TFR 1964- 3 2014-2
- average number of children women have during their fertile years (15-44)
- easier access to abortion, chaing positions of women, declining IMR, child centeredness
- average number of children women have during their fertile years (15-44)
- no longer economic liability
- decline in IMR used to be 154 per thousand, now its 4
- effects
- reduce dependency ratio
- smaller families
- different types of housing
- ageing population
- fewer schools and childrens services
- childcenteredness
- effect of immigration
- slight increase in births since 2001
- babies born from immigrants account for 25% of total birth rate in britian in 2011
- many of childbearing age
- The number of live births per 1000 of the population per year
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