Human fertility in relation to education, economy, religion, contraception, and family planning programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The world population is expected to increase greatly this century, aggravating current problems related to climate, health, food security, biodiversity, energy and other vital resources. Population growth depends strongly on total fertility rate (TFR), but the relative importance of factors that influence fertility needs more study.

Methods

We analyze recent levels of fertility in relation to five factors: education (mean school years for females), economy (Gross Domestic Product, GDP, per capita), religiosity, contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), and strength of family planning programs. We compare six global regions: E Europe, W Europe and related countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab States, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. In total, 141 countries a

SUBMITTER: Gotmark F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7036237 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature