Basic Demographic Techniques and Applications

This useful book focuses on elementary demographic techniques and their application in the field of public health. Presented in a easy-to-understand style, each chapter features examples and exercises to facilitate comprehension.

Topics covered include: computation of basic measures of fertility and mortality, construction of life tables, techniques of standardization, demographic models and evaluation of programs. The book concludes with a description of useful software packages for the teaching and learning of demographic models.