Causes of High Fertility in Developing Countries Following are the factors resulted in high fertility in developing countries Motivational Factors In pre-industrial societies and in agricultural social groups, there is emphasis on cooperative activities, joint families, joint occupations and community living. These are the basic motives …
Causes of Low Fertility in Developed Countries Following are the factors or causes for low fertility in developed countries. Motivational Factors A strong motivation is used for procreating more children, at present time. In most of the developed countries the psychological or motivational factors are in …
Mortality Differentials According to the survey of mortality in Pakistan and in other countries, it is clear that mortality rate is not uniform. Mortality rate is changing due to some differentials. Following are some important mortality differentials. Rural-Urban Differentials Before the 20th century, mortality was higher …
Factors Affecting Infant Mortality Rate Infant mortality is the death rate of infants during the first year of their life. It varies from country to country. In Pakistan, in 2004, it was 77, in Malaysia 11, in Egypt, 38, in Iran, 32 and in Turkey it …
How to Decline in Mortality There were several factors (Famines and food shortage, Epidemics, War and Terror etc) have led to high mortality rates up to 19th century. However after the agricultural and industrial revolutions, mortality rates have fallen everywhere. Following were the most important factors …
Mortality Definition Population change has been defined in terms of mortality, fertility and migration. According to the United Nations, mortality is the percentage of death in the population. Death has been defined by WHO, “death is the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any …
Types of Migration Following are the different types of migration given by sociologists and demographers. Immigration and Emigration In-Migration and out Migration Gross and Net Migration Internal Migration Immigration and Emigration These terms are used for international migration or migration from one country to another. Immigration …
Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another and the intentions of settling to the new location can either be permanent or temporary. This type of movement usually covers a long distance, probably from one country to another. Nomadic movements are not …
