A collapse in fertility rates, coupled with longer life expectancy, is driving a rapid and pronounced aging of populations.

The United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada have all seen declining birth rates as well.

These efforts have proven very important in reducing fertility levels.

First, with its birth rate well below replacement level, Japan s population is aging and shrinking.

Penuaan (aging) merupakan hasil dari kenaikan angka harapan hidup dan penurunan tingkat kesuburan.

This prevented the birth rate from rebounding after the Cultural Revolution of 1966 76.

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Along with the decline in the standard of living of most people, the increasing income gap should be mentioned.

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Chinese, Russians, and Brazilians are no longer replacing themselves, while Indians are having far fewer children.

Indeed, global fertility will fall to the replacement rate in a little more than a decade.

This is a consequence of the reduced birth rate and the emigration of young people abroad.

However, this accentuated fall in fertility has not been followed by significant changes in the existing levels of poverty and social inequality.

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An important implication of the decline in the fertility rate to replacement level or below is the pressure on the family to care for the elderly.

There are now, however, more than 60 countries where the fertility rate is below replacement level.

The interplay of voluntary fertility reduction and declining poverty are profound and rapid.

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Real indices of their per capita national income reflect a sharp decline in living standards.

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Total fertility rates and crude birth rates by subregion,

253. The quality of MCH FP services certainly has a strong impact on the reduction in fertility levels.

Conversely, the low status of women is considered at least partially responsible for high levels of fertility.

But there is nothing to stop the decline from continuing once it reaches that point.

Poverty and the decreasing living standards of the majority of our people are at the heart of our problems.

Weak economic performance in these countries is even more puzzling in view of the sharp drop in their birthrates decades ago. Their population pyramids are now skewed towards middle aged people who are in their most productive years and relatively free from the burden of raising children.

Weak economic performance in these countries is even more puzzling in view of the sharp drop in their birthrates decades ago.

One might think that, with declining birthrates in rich countries in recent decades, it should be easy to save more.

The tables below show rates of population growth and overall fertility, in addition to other demographic indicators.

The situation of developing countries that have experienced very rapid declines in their levels of fertility deserves particular attention.

A large number of countries combine both health and economic rationales in justifying their interventions to reduce fertility levels.

The rise in educational attainment of Sri Lankan women is considered the single most important factor contributing to fertility decline.

Any decline in China s growth would thus significantly undermine poverty reduction in the emerging world.

These governments excesses lifted Greek consumption far above a sustainable level a fall to earth was unavoidable.

There has been a catastrophic drop in the standard of living, which could hardly fail to lead to an increase in social tension.

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Governments should therefore refrain from deliberate policies to raise birthrates, even in places where birth rates are low.

This is a consequence of the decreasing birth rate and reproduction, as well as the large number of young people leaving the country.

This change has been triggered by fertility rates that sunk below replacement level and continued to fall.

Both in the case of the rate of child mortality and in that of combined births, boys present the highest levels of mortality in relation to girls (UNDP, 1999 26).

Total Fertility Rate

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But this may change as the source countries become richer and undergo rapid declines in birth rates.

Fertility reductions in the richer parts of the world have already brought population growth rates close to zero.