Demographic Transition Model

Demographic Transition Model

1. Stage One (High Stationary)

   • High and variable birth rate and death rate
     • Pre-modern times
       • High Birth Rates
       • High Death Rates
         • Lack of knowledge of disease prevention and cure in poor living environments
           • Outbreaks of infectious diseases such as influenza, scarlet fever or plague
         • Occasional Food Shortages

2. Stage Two (Early Expanding)

3. Stage Three (Late Expanding)

4. Stage Four (Low Stationary)

5. Stage Five (Low Declining)