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Infant mortality rate refers to the death of babies below 1 years of age born in a certain year in every 1000 of the total live births of the same time. .....
Crude death rate (CDR) is the number of deaths in a certain year expressed per 1000 of the mid-year population. .....
Given, Crude Birth rate(CBR)= 20.5 Crude death rate(CDR)= 12.6 Net migration rate (NMR)= 8 Rate of natural increase (RNI)= ? Population growth rate (PGR)= ? We know, RNI = (CBR-CDR)/1000*100 = (20.5-12.6)/1000*100 =. 79 Again PGR = (CBR-NMR)/1000 .....
Difference between population size and population growth rate is given below: Population size Population growth rate Population size means the number of person s in population Population growth rate means .....
The difference between sex ratio and dependency ratio is given below: Sex ratio Dependency ratio The sex ratio, generally, denotes the number of males per 100 females. The result which comes after dividing the population of 0-14 and 60 years and .....
We calculate sex ratio by dividing the total number of males by total number females and multiplying the quotient by 100. Sex ratio = (Male population / Female population)× .....
We calculate dependency ratio by dividing the total number dependent population (people below 15 years and above 60) by the total number of dependent population (people of 15-59 years of age) and multiplying the quotient by 100. Dependency ratio =( .....
If the population growth rate of a certain country is 2 %, it will take 35 years (70/2) to double. .....
When the growth rate is found negative e. g. -0.5 %, it is indicated that the population of a certain country is decreasing. .....
According to the 2058 census, the annual population growth rate of Nepal was 2.25 %. .....
Special care should be given to mother and her newborn baby. They both should be provided with nutritious food, proper health care etc. For a normal and successful birth of a child, mother needs to be provided with balance diet, medical service, .....
As we know, large family size, the large the volume of demands, it is difficult to fulfill even the basic needs if the family size is big. Family members can't get good food, quality education, health facilities etc. In such families, the .....
The rate at which the population size of a certain country is increases or decreases over a certain time period, generally one year, is termed as population growth rate. It is expressed in percent. .....
Given, Total live birth =915 Mid-year population =32423 Crude Birth Rate (CBR) =? We know, CBR = Total live birth/total mid-year population*1000 = 915/32425*1000 = 28.22 per thousand. Therefore, crude birth rate of the district was 28.22 per .....
The word 'demography' is derived from two Greek words 'demos' meaning people and 'graphy' meaning science or studies. So, demography refers to the study of human population . It makes scientific and statistical study of population with respect to .....
Demography refers to the scientific and statistical study of human population, primarily with respect to their size, structure, distribution and composition. .....
The quality of life can be maintained through the collective effort of all family members. It is easy to maintain quality of life in small family. The goal of all families is always to improve the quality of life and live a life happily. As a .....
About one-third of the women of age 15- 49 in developing country die of illness related of pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, HIV and reproductive tract infection. High level of maternal mortality, and poor material and child health are closely .....
The following are the impacts of low quality of life.It will be difficult to provide balance diet and proper nutritious food to the family members. It will be difficult to provide quality education to the children. It will be difficult to provide .....
Education means knowledge. Education provides the necessary skills and knowledge for life. Educated people will have opportunities of employment anywhere they want. Skilled and educated person will be able to fulfill the needs of the family easily. .....
Generally, 25 years of age for male and 20 years of age for female are the proper age for marriage. The marriage conducted before these age is called early marriage whereas the marriage during and after the proper age of marriage is called delayed .....
Various kinds of problem and obstacles are created due to low quality of life in the society. Following are the reasons for dispute due low quality of life:Lack of provision of basic need: There will be the problem of basic needs in the family .....
The degree of satisfaction in which one has in relation to the various aspects of human needs is known as quality life. In the past, few people were only educated and lots of people were uneducated. Due to illiteracy, people were unknown about the .....
Women empowerment is the effort to provide equal opportunities for female like males in social, economic, and community activities. If women can take part in such types of activities, they will become self-employed. They can develop their .....
There is equal role and responsibility of father and mother to maintain the high living standard in a family. For quality of life, all the family members have to be provided with nutritious food, proper sanitation, education, security etc. If the .....
The status of living of the family goes down due to lack of fulfilling the needs. Thus, it becomes difficult to impart education and sanitation to children when the attention is paid only to most urgent needs due to low quality of life of the .....
Women empowerment Gender equality Women empowerment means not to confine the women only in domestic affairs but to involve in various social programmes. Gender equality means equal rights and role of men and women in society, political fields and .....
The condition in which women have equal access as man to economic, social, cultural and political opportunities of a family, society and country is known as gender equality. When there is gender equality, there is no discrimination on sex and women .....
Two important advantages of proper birth spacing are as follows: It helps maintain health of both mother and child. It reduces total births and controls population growth. .....
Saving can be used in emergencies for fulfilling family needs of health, food etc. So, it helps in maintaining quality of life. .....
Sanitation helps to maintain healthy family by preventing and controlling various kinds of diseases. .....
Production of skilled manpower is an advantage of quality life. .....
A census A sample survey This is counting of whole population within a certain time frame This is counting of a small portion of a population. This is the most comprehensive and detailed form of population counting. This is a small and limited form .....
The indices that are taken on the basis of various aspects of population such as birth, death, migration, gender, marital status, religion, casts etc. are known as population statistics. These are obtained from two main sources: primary sources and .....
Population composition is the main pillar of the population studies. The study of composition of population helps us to find out the structure of the population of a country. The population composition can be discussed in the following ways: .....
The official counting of all people in a certain country carried out at set intervals is known as census. Census is the main source of population statistics. There are two main methods of census:De-facto method: In this method officials visit door .....
The population of Nepal according to the 2058 census was 23,151,423. .....
Census began in 1968 B.S. (1911 AD) in Nepal. .....
The two major methods of census are: de- facto method and de- jure method. .....
The official counting of all people in a certain country carried out at set intervals is known as census. .....
Census and administrative records are two of the primary sources of population data. .....
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The composition of population means the distribution of the number of the population according to characteristics such as age,sex,marital status,socio-economic status. The merits of knowing the composition of population are enlisted below: It .....
All people below 15 years and above 60, who are physically incapable of earning their livelihood are collectively known as the dependent .....
All people of 15-59 years of their age, who are physically capable to earn their livelihood are collectively known as active population. .....
Distribution of males and females of a certain population over their different age group is known as population composition by age and sex. .....
Sex is a factor of population .....
To prevent from sexually transmitted infections, following measures should be adopted. (1) Sexual contact in early age should not be done because of lack of appropriate and necessary skills before right age. (2) Sex with many persons should be .....
AIDS is transmitted through following ways:exual contact with the HIV infected sex partner Transfusion of HIV infect blood Drug addiction HIV infected mother to her new baby The following measures can be useful for controlling HIV/AIDSRaise public .....
Gonorrhea is a contagious disease that is brought by a germ known as Neisseria Gonococcus and affects genitals, urinary track, rectum, cervix etc. The germ is received due to sexual contact with infected person or other sources like vaginal .....