Choose a statement which can be a valid critique of Malthusian Theory.

The pattern of population growth began to change in the the latter half of the nineteenth century, and by the end of the first a quarter of the twentieth century, these changes were quite dramatic. Birth rates had declined, and outbreaks of epidemic diseases were being controlled. Malthus’s predictions were proved false because both food production and standards of living continued to rise despite the rapid growth of population.