Determinants and Consequences of High Fertility

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-06-30T15:49:11Z
dc.date2017-06-30T15:49:11Z
dc.date2010-06
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dc.descriptionIn the six decades since 1950, fertility has fallen substantially in developing countries. Even so, high fertility, defined as five or more births per woman over the reproductive career, characterizes 33 countries. Twenty-nine of these countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa. High fertility poses health risks for children and their mothers, detracts from human capital investment, slows economic growth, and exacerbates environmental threats. These and other consequences of high fertility are reviewed in the first half of this paper. Recognizing these detrimental consequences motivates two inter-related questions that are addressed in the second half of the paper: Why does high fertility persist? And what can be done about it? The high-fertility countries lag in many development indicators, as reflected for example in their rate of progress toward achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These countries have also received less development assistance for population and reproductive health than countries more advanced in their transitions to lower fertility, and the assistance they did receive increased only marginally from 1995 to 2007, a period during which commitments to both health and HIV/AIDS rose substantially.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/389381468147851589/Determinants-and-consequences-of-high-fertility-a-synopsis-of-the-evidence-portfolio-review
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27497
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27497
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414373
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectABSTINENCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectASSISTANCE FOR POPULATION
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PHENOMENA
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF POPULATION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY ATTITUDES
dc.subjectFERTILITY CONTROL
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY REGULATION
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITION
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITIONS
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEWER PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectFIRST BIRTH
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFORMULATION OF POPULATION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH COALITION
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
dc.subjectHUMAN LIFE
dc.subjectHUMAN POPULATION
dc.subjectHUMAN POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectHUMAN POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF POPULATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectIMPACT ON FERTILITY
dc.subjectIMPLICATIONS FOR POPULATION POLICY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL WELFARE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINFORMED DECISIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WOMEN
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAM
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLARGE FAMILIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectLIFETIME RISK
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME SETTINGS
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF POPULATION
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL CAUSES
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORBIDITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMODERN CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DECLINE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RISK
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectNEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION ACTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION DEBATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION FACTORS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASE
dc.subjectPOPULATION MATTERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION POLICY
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRAPID POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectRECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE DESIRES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE-AGE COUPLES
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSEXUAL PARTNERS
dc.subjectSMALL FAMILIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSTART OF CHILDBEARING
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectUNWANTED PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.titleDeterminants and Consequences of High Fertility
dc.titleA Synopsis of the Evidence
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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