What Is NOT a Characteristic of the Second Stage of Demographic

question 133

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a characteristic of the second stage of demographic transition?

• A) Medical breakthroughs and hospitals are required for a society to move into the second stage.
• B) Overall death rates decline.
• C) Infant mortality rates are lower than in the first stage.
• D) Life expectancies increase as compared to the first stage.
• E) The natural growth rate is higher than the first stage.

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