Birth Rates/ Death Rates Note

• Population
  Why do countries have a High Birth Rate:
  1. People have more children because there is a high infant mortality rate.
  2. People have children to help them with work, support family.
  3. Religious reasons (Catholic)
  4. Contraception – Access to contraception, education and awareness.
  
  Why do countries have a Low Birth Rate:
  1. Money – Children are expensive.
  2. Good jobs, careers and university – people do not have ‘time’
  3. Contraception – education and access
  4. Later marriages
  
  Why do countries have High Death Rates:
  1. Aids – no cure, lack education and illiteracy make it common
  2. Malaria – again lack education and illiteracy make it common
  3. Lack health care
  4. Drought/Famine
  5. War
  6. Difficult lifestyle – poor diet and housing
  7. Poor Sanitation
  
  Why do countries have a Low Death Rate:
  1. Healthcare – NHS is free!
  2. clean water
  3. Education
  4. Variety of food – good diet
  5. Houses – clean, dry
  6. Immunisation
  7. Good income – easier lifestyles in many ways – less physical.