Developing Country's Population Structure Flashcards
High birth rate - contraception
Lack of contraception and family planning which results in many unwanted pregnancies
High birth rate - child workers
Children are needed to work in family businesses such as farms because families cannot afford to pay workers
High birth rate - child carers
Children are required to look after elders of the family due to lack of pensions/ social care
High birth rate - high infant mortality
High infant mortality rates, lack of medical care/ food/ decent living conditions, mean parents have more children (insurance babies) in the hope that some survive.
High birth rate - increases status
Having a large family increases a man’s status in some societies.
High birth rate - young marriage
Lack of education for girls which leads to fewer job prospects, women are married off for security and the chances of having a large family are far higher if people marry at a younger age.
High death rate - medicine
Lack of medical care leads to people dying from treatable diseases
High death rate - water
Lack of clean drinking water can lead to massive dehydration and diseases such as cholera
High death rate - sanitation
Sanitation is poor so disease spreads easily
High death rate - infectious disease
Infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria are more prominent in developing countries
High death rate - diet
Famine and malnutrition are common due to natural disasters destroying crops
High death rate - war
Many developing countries suffer from civil war and high rates of violence
