Births and Deaths

Study Figure 2.3 on page 48 of the book and answer the following questions:

1. When did the number of births per year in the UK first start to fall?
2. Identify the 3 periods during which the number of births showed steep rises. Can you suggest any reasons for a rise during these periods?
3. When did the UK experience the periods with low numbers of births? Can you suggest any reasons for this?
4. Suggest four reasons for the overall fall in the number of births in the UK shown in the graph.
5. What has happened to the number of deaths in the UK in the period shown in the graph?
6. Comparing births and deaths, when did the UK experience the periods of greatest population rise?
7. Why do you think the number of deaths is projected to rise by 2041?
8. Summarise in two sentences what has happened to births and deaths in the UK from 1901 to 2001.