How Similar are the Determinants of Mortality and Fertility? * (DEMOGRAPHIC Analysis) (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION In a pre-transition situation both fertility and mortality are high. However, in the process of demographic transition, fertility decline follows mortality decline and when the demographic transition is complete both these variables vary closely at a low level. In other words, both these variables behave in a way which .are complimentary to each other and hence it may be hypothesised that the factors which explain variation in fertility should explain variation in mortality or vice versa.