Question

explain demographic profile on the eve of independence​

Answer 1

Answer:

The demographic condition on the eve of independence was as follows: (i)High Birth Rate and Death Rate. High birth rate and high death rate are treated as indices of backwardness of a country. Both birth rate and death rate were very high at 48 and 40 per thousand of persons res-pectively.

Answer 2

Demographic profile on the eve of independence​

Explanation:

1.High Birth Rate

   In the early times birth and death rates were considered to be the most important point in the population control.As both of the rates were high at that time.

2.High infant mortality rate

     At the time of independence the death rate of infants was much as below the age of 1 year.

3.Low life expectancy

    It depends the total number of years that an infant is expecting to live which was below 32 years of age.

4. Mass illiteracy

    The illiteracy rate was much as compared to literacy rate.Almost 82% population was illiterate.