More Births, Younger Mothers, Fewer Choices: Is Afghanistan’s fertility transition going into reverse? — AAN

Afghanistan has the ninth-highest fertility rate in the world. It is an outlier in the region, its high birth rate similar to some of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa. However, under the Islamic Republic, the average number of children women were having was coming down, albeit with considerable variation by province, education and whether a […] The post More Births, Younger Mothers, Fewer Choices: Is Afghanistan’s fertility transition going into reverse? appeared first on Afghanistan Analysts Network – English.