Question

The fertility rate in a low-income country tends to be more than twice that in a high-income country, and the mortality rate in a low-income country tends to be twenty times higher than that in a high-income country. Given the higher fertility (birth) rate in a low-income country, one major factor that might explain the dramatically higher mortality rate would be that _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Lack of Health Facilities & Awareness

Explanation:

Birth Rate is number of births per thousand people & Death Rate is the number of deaths per thousand people.

These both are high when a country is in first stage of demographic growth. Birth Rate is high due to social outlook of having big families & many other factors.

Death Rate or Mortality Rate is high due to lack of health facilities. This includes lack of sanitation & social health awareness : eg - less awareness about importance, benefits of sanitation , small family size etc. It also includes lack of proper infrastructure (hospitals, laboratories) & proper manpower (doctors, other staff) for maintaining & providing health facilities.

All above mentioned factors are major factors affecting high mortality rate.