POPULATION EXPLOSION

• The rapid increase in human population over a relatively short period of time is called population explosion.
• Due to overall development in various fields like increased health facilities, better living conditions the quality of life of people has been increased which had a great impact on growth of population.

Reasons for population explosion

• A rapid decline in death rate, Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate(IMR).
• An increase in number of people in reproducible age.
• Control of diseases and better public health care with greater medical attention.

Steps to control population explosion

• People should be educated about the advantages of smaller family.
• Statutory raising the marriageable age of male and female is an effective mean to control the population.
• The couples of reproductive age are motivated to family planning by adopting birth control measures.

Fig. population explosion