Please read the following statements that reflect the changing structure of demography due to development.

A. In the underdeveloped countries, birth rate is low and death rate is also low

B. In the developing countries, death rate is low and birth rate is high

C. In the developing countries, death rate is high and birth rate is low

D. In the developed countries, birth rate and death rate are low

E. In the developed countries, birth rate and death rate are high

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B, D

There are three basic stages of population growth. The first stage is that of low population growth in a society that is underdeveloped and technologically backward. Growth rates are low because both the death rate and the birth rate are very high, so that the difference between the two (or the net growth rate) is low. The third (and last) stage is also one of low growth in a developed society where both death rate and birth rate have been reduced considerably and the difference between them is again small. Between these two stages is a transitional stage of movement from a backward to an advanced stage, and this stage is characterised by very high rates of growth of population. This is the stage for a developing country.