LEVEL AND TRENDS OF MORTALITY

IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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• Mortality: It refers to the death that occurs in a
population.
• Indices used to measure Mortality are:
1. Crude Death Rate (CDR)
2. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
3. Under 5 Mortality Rate
4. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
5. Life Expectancy
• Developing Countries: Countries with a less
developed industrial base,low Human
Development Index (HDI) relative to other
countries, low per capita income and poor
infrastructure of Development.
• List of Developing Countries:
1. Nepal
2. India
3. Afghanistan
4. Pakistan
5. Brazil
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 LEVEL OF MORTALITY IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES:
Crude Death Rate (CDR) and Life Expectancy in 2019:
Countries Crude Death Rate (CDR) Life Expectancy
Nepal 6.3 70.60
India 7.27 68.7
Sudan 7.099 65.18
Nigeria 11.577 54.49
Brazil 6.503 75.67

Comment: From the above data, we can conclude that the mortality rate in developing countries is
high than compared to the developed countries.
 25 Trend of CDR in Developing countries
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Comment: The decreasing trend of CDR is seen in developing countries.

 Trend Life Expectancy in Developing Countries
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Comment: The increasing trend in life expectancy can be easily seen.

 Comparison of CDR in Developed and Developing countries
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Developed Countries Developing Countries

Comment: The CDR of Developing Countries was very high than developed countries in 1950.Later,the CDR for
both countries is decreasing but the CDR for developed countries is still low than the developing countries
 REASONS OF HIGH MORTALITY IN
1. DEVELOPING
There is widespread of poverty. COUNTRIES:
2. There is low literacy rate in the developing countries.
3. People living in developing countries have low per capita income.
4. There is less medical facilities in the developing countries.
5. The pregnant women don’t get enough nutrition.
6. In developing countries, there are more poor section population.
7. People have less access to good food and nutrition.
8. Children don’t get enough nutrition and medicine.
9. There is not enough and proper treatment for the people
10. People are engaged in alcholic,smoking
11. There is more crime like murder
 REASONS FOR DECREASING MORTALITY RATE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Slowly declination in the poverty

2. Improvement in the medical facilities.
3. Increasement in the literacy rate.
4. Pregnant women and child are getting
required nutrition.
5. People are changing their bad habits.
6. These countries are slowly developing.
7. There is increasement in the number of
wealthy section of people
8. Increasement in the living standard of the
people.