The growth pattern of a population with an annual growth rate of 1.5% to 2.0% is: (A) Slow growth, (B) Moderate growth, (C) Rapid growth, (D) Very rapid growth
Answer is D. When crude death rate is substracted from crude bih rate ,the net residual is current annual grow rate , exclusive of migration. If the annual growth rate is increased from 1.5% to 2.0%, then it is rated as very rapid growth. Reference : Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Pg no:481, table5