Vital statistics of a country show a crude birth rate of 36 per 1000 population and a crude death rate that has fallen steadily to 11 per 1000 population, while the birth rate remains high. According to the theory of demographic transition, this country is in:

• A High stationary stage
• B Low stationary stage
• C Late expanding stage
• D Early expanding stage ✓

Explanation

In the early expanding stage (Stage 2), death rates begin to decline while birth rates remain high, producing rapid population growth, exactly the picture described here. The high stationary stage shows both birth and death rates high and roughly balanced. In the late expanding stage the birth rate starts to fall along with a lower death rate, narrowing the gap. The low stationary stage shows low birth and death rates in equilibrium, typical of developed countries.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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