ESSAYDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION AND POPULATION POLICY
When a Falling Birth Rate Is a Symptom, Not the Disease
Recent NFHS and Sample Registration System data show India's actual fertility rate (2.0) sitting notably above the wanted fertility rate (1.6), driven by limited access to spacing methods and lingering son preference - even as global commentary increasingly frames falling birth rates everywhere as a looming crisis.
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