INT 901 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Epidemiological Transition, Dependency Ratio, Population Ageing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
• Course: INT 901
• Professor: Paula David

Document Summary

Population demography: investigates the size, structure, and distribution of populations. Demographers analyze fertility, mortality and migration patterns in a given population. Assess the impact of population aging through large data sets that provide vital information about the population. Commonly use demographic indices (median age, life expectancy, birth/death rates and sex ration) to explore population rates. In canada, the census is a way to look at demographic information. Statistics canada website is an amazing resource for the exploration of population and demography. Demographic transitions: society shift from high fertility and mortality to low fertility and mortality: population explosion, population implosion, population displosion, technoplosion. Persons aged 60 and over is going to double between 2007 and 2050. Disa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) free life e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455): assessi(cid:374)g a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s quality of life rather than quantity of life. Even though people are living longer, it may not fully be better. Canadians typical live 11 years with a mental or physical disability.