Family Statistics
- Created by: Cambridge Chic
- Created on: 11-06-17 15:42
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Births
- 1900 birth rate: 28.7 live births per 1000 people; 2014 birth rate- 12.2
- 3 baby booms: post-WWI, post-WWII, 1960s
- Fertility rate: 1964- 2.95 babies per woman; 2001- 1.63; 2014- 1.83
- Average childbearing age between 1971-2012 rose by 4 years to 28.1
- Nearly 50% of children are now born outside marriage but births are jointly registered to cohabiting parents- 2x as many as in 1986
Deaths
- 1900 death rate: 19 deaths per 1000 people; 2012 death rate- 9
- Infant mortality rate: 1900- 154; 1950- 30; 2012- 4
- Life expectancy: 1901- 45 yrs; 2013- 78 yrs for men and 82 yrs for women
- Average age of population: 1971- 34.1 yrs; 2013- 40.3 yrs; 2037- 42.8
- Number of under 15s = number of over 65s for first time in 2014
- Effects of an aging population:
- Increased dependency ratio
- Increased tax on working…
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