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South African Women Having Fewer Children: Report
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Abstract
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| The recent population report issued by the South African Institute of Race Relations indicates the nation’s birthrate is falling. The average birthrate between 2001 and 2006, 2.7 live births per 1,000 women, is projected to decline to 2.4 between 2008 and 2011. “The survey shows that in South Africa the spread of HIV/AIDS as well as lower fertility rates has led to a declining population growth rate,” said SAIRR researcher Gail Eddy. Population growth, which was 1.5 percent in 2001-02, was just 0.8 percent in 2007-08. “The 43 percent reduction in the population growth rate over seven years highlights the extent to which the HIV/AIDS pandemic is affecting the South African population,” the Pretoria News quoted the report as saying.
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| http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/ |
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Subjects
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Africa
Childbirth
HIV/AIDS
Statistics
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cdcnpin.org News Record #54309
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