World population Council on fertility rates
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You have been asked to prepare a presentation of the world population council on why fertility rates in developing nations remain significantly higher than fertility rates in developed nations . As a typical , the fertility rate in Canada is about 1.6 : conversely , the fertility rate in Pakistan is about 5.6.
Your presentation should provide evidence of any correlation between mortality rates and fertility rates in developed and developing of nations. You will also address cultural issues that effect family size , as well as social mores regarding contraception in developing and developed societies.
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presentation of the world population council on why fertility rates in developing countries using correlation between mortality rates and fertility rates in developed and developing of nations; cultural issues that effect family size; social mores regarding contraception in developing and developed societies.
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There are several reasons for the high fertility rates in developing nations. The primary ones are: high infant mortality, cultural attitudes, and lack of educational opportunities for women. These factors often interplay and reinforce each other.
Developing nations lack the good health care necessary to bring down infant mortality rates. In an attempt to assure that a child lives, a couple will often choose to have "extra" children. They often overestimate the risk to the children, though, and large families result. The correlation between infant mortality and fertility is clear from statistic data, such as this table: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/ib_2-02.html#table1
Large families face poverty, resulting in adequate investment in the health and education of each child. The next generation therefore faces the same fate as its predicessor: lack of adequate care to prevent high infant mortality. Free clinics for poor families could break this cycle. A reduction in infant mortality can create an environment in which couples feel less compelled to maintain high fertility levels to ensure the survival of at least some ...
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