Successive Thai governments have introduced various schemes to encourage baby-making but, like in neighbouring Singapore, whose
birth rate is amongst the lowest in the world, they haven't seen much success.
1, ( ANI ): The controversy related to alarming growth in the
birth rate of Muslims in Kerala has taken a new turn with the demand for an independent enquiry on the issue by National Foundation for Justice and Development.
But lower
birth rates bring good news too: Fewer teen and unintended pregnancies also are contributing to the decline.
One group of women who are experiencing higher
birth rates are those in their 40s.
Asian and American Indian teen
birth rates were not examined in the study.
The decrease in preterm
birth rates from 2007 to 2014 was observed for mothers at all ages <42 years.
In women who had ART as the first treatment, the corresponding ART-conception live
birth rates were 46.
Governments in these countries generally favor higher
birth rates to maintain the workforce tax base needed to fund pensions, health care and other government benefits for the elderly, but higher fertility imposes large costs on families because it is they, rather than governments, that bear most of the costs of raising children.
1 per 100, which is one of the lowest
birth rates in the country.
This is particularly challenging during the current extended period of increased
birth rates in Birmingham.
According to the State Statistical Office in 1948 the
birth rate was 44 promiles, while in 2006 it was 13.
Some analysts think the main force driving the low
birth rates of recent years has been the economy and lack of jobs.
