Natural population change in UK- Decline in the DR and IMR & increasing LE
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- Natural population change in the UK
- WHAT?
- Growth in UK population: More births than deaths, greater life expectancy
- Population rose from 38.3 million in 1901 to 64 million by 2013
- Continuing fall in death rate combined with birth rate- slowed down population
- Periodic increases in births- "BABY BOOMS"
- After the 2 worlds wars- (1914,1939)
- 1960's- living standards rose
- THE DECLINE IN DR& IMR AND INCREASING LE
- IMR has fallen- From around 142 per 1,000 live births in 1902 to 4.1 per 1,000 in 2012
- Smaller proportion of babies are dying in their 1st year
- 2012- Men expected to live longer -79 women-83
- EXPLANATIONS IN CHANGES:
- Improved hygiene, sanitation& medicine
- McKeown (1976)- Improvement in LS, better diet- More important than medical advances in wiping out epidemic disease
- Higher living standards
- McKeown- Rising LS have further assisted in reducing DR
- Public health& welfare
- Establishment of WS 1948- NHS- Free healthcare
- Childbirth become safer- 800 women globally die in in CB every day
- Health education
- Growing awareness of nutrition. Public health- soical reforms
- Improved working conditions
- Improved hygiene, sanitation& medicine
- IMR has fallen- From around 142 per 1,000 live births in 1902 to 4.1 per 1,000 in 2012
- WHAT?
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