Question

Distinguish between the following.

Birth rate and Death rate.

Answer 1

Basis of Difference	Birth Rate	Death Rate
Definition	Refers to the ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time.	Refers to the ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time.
Expressed in terms of	It is expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.	It is expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year.
Rate in India	Birth rate in India is 20.97 according to 2011 census.	Death rate in India is 7.48 according to 2011 census.
Causes	Causes are poverty, universal marriage, low status of women, early marriage and poor education.	Causes are natural calamities, poor medical and health facilities, illiteracy and low standard of living.