Lesson Plan

• Define crude death rate, infant mortality rate, and age‑specific death rate.
• Calculate each rate using the provided formulas.
• Analyse how death‑rate indicators influence economic development.
• Compare death‑rate trends between developing and developed economies.
• Evaluate policy implications of mortality data.

• Projector and laptop for slides
• Printed worksheets with tables and formulas
• Calculators
• Graph paper and coloured markers
• Country death‑rate data handouts
• Kahoot or paper quiz cards for exit ticket

Start with a quick poll: How many students can guess what a death rate measures? Review the previous lesson on population growth. Today students will identify and calculate key death‑rate indicators and explain their relevance to economic development.

1. Do‑now (5'): Answer a short question on population indicators displayed on the board.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Present definitions and formulas for CDR, IMR, and ASDR using slides.
3. Guided practice (12'): In pairs, work through sample calculations on worksheets.
4. Data analysis activity (15'): Plot crude death‑rate trends for a developing and a developed country and discuss differences.
5. Class discussion (8'): Link mortality trends to health, productivity, and investment.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Quick exit quiz (Kahoot or paper) on key concepts.

Recap the three death‑rate measures and their economic significance. Students complete an exit ticket stating one way death rates affect investment decisions. For homework, research current death‑rate data for a chosen country and prepare a brief commentary.