Population Growth - Birth rate and death rate

An increase in the number in a population is known as population growth.

The rate of population growth is determined by factors such as natural Increase and migration.

Natural increase refers to when births are more than deaths

The number of live births for every 1000 persons in the population.

Number of live birth  $\div$  total population  $\times$  1000

The number of deaths for every 1000 persons in a country

Number of deaths  $\div$  total population  $\times$  1000

Birth Rate  $-$  death rate

If the birth rate of Jamaica in 1999 was 3000 and the death rate was 1500.

What was the natural increase?