Question

All of the following are indicators of a high dependency rate except __________.

A.a rapid population growthB.a high death rate and a high birth rateC.a low life expectancyD.a high average age

Answer 1

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All are indicators of a high dependency rate except the following; 

C. a low life expectancy. 

Dependency rate is the ratio of dependence of a child from the age of zero to fourteen. If there is low life expectancy there are lesser chances of survival of the child, hence low rate of dependency. 

Answer 2

All of the following are ‘indicators of a high dependency rate’ except a rapid population growth.

Option: A

Explanation:

• The dependency rate gives a measure of the people who are non-working in comparison to the people who are of the working age.  

• It gives a ratio of the number of dependents who are below the age of fourteen and above the ‘age of sixty-five’.  

• It gives a value of the total number of dependency ratios of the total number of a young lot of people.  

• When the total age of the population goes up then it shows the needs and requirements that come along with the aged population.

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