title: Worldwide surveys show sharp decline in fertility rates.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Finger
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000288:Administrative Personnel; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D001208:Asia; D001723:Birth Rate; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002681:China; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D006040:Goals; D006262:Health; D006285:Health Planning; D007182:Income; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007843:Latin America; D008393:Marriage; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Administrative Personnel; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Asia; Breast Feeding; China; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic And Health Surveys; Demographic Factors; Demographic Surveys; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Education; Family Planning; Family Planning Policy; Family Planning Programs; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Fertility Decline; Goals; Health; High Fertility Population; Income; Infant Nutrition; Information; Latin America; Low Fertility Population; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy; Population; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Size; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Summary Report; Zero Population Growth