There are two countries A and B. The age-specific death rates for all age groups in country A are higher than that in country B. Yet the overall death rate is lower in A than in B.
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JNU SIS 2019 Question 5: Population and demographic transition
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This question is on Fertility, mortality and population measures, part of Population and demographic transition in Economics of Growth and Development.
The rates used to describe a population.
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