Title: The decline in world fertility: blip or dip.
Abstract: From 1970-77 birth rates in the less developed world (excluding China) dropped from about 42 to 37/1000. The k decline is uneven however. Black Africa has experienced no decline. Syria's rate has remained the same. If the drop continues, population growth will be slower than anticipated. The U.N.'s projection for the year 2000 was lowered by more than 200 million in 1974. Population projections and censuses contain large margins of error. Cultural differences, psychological, ideological, ethnic conflicts and political changes could have a major effect on fertility. The currently declining birth rates could rise again if sterility and infertility are alleviated by improved health programs; if the countries whose fertility has not declined continues at the same pace; if Gandhi's sterilization measures prevent that sixth of the world from adopting family planning; or, if China's policy changes and people are allowed to have more children than they do now.
Publication Year: 1975
Publication Date: 1975-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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