Despite recent disparaging Western commentary on high African birth rates, fertility rates on the continent are normal when viewed in the context of development, new data analysis from the Institute ...
Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers said. By Alexander Nazaryan Something in the printout caught Branko van Oppen de Ruiter’s eye. He was at home ...
Almost every country in the world has seen fertility rates decline over the past few decades, but one region's birth rates are still so high that it is expected to provide more than half the global ...
BACKGROUND While overall fertility across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is still high, fertility rates have been declining among educated and wealthier women in many countries since the 1970s. It is not ...
Population Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Nov., 1953), pp. 181-199 (19 pages) This paper deals with the age distribution, fertility and natural increase among the African population of East Africa. This is ...
New research reveals a strong link between higher female education and lower fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Educated women are driving a shift toward smaller families and even influencing less ...