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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to inform policies involving resource and health-care needs, labour supply, education, gender …

Authors

Collaborators GFAF; Bhattacharjee NV; Schumacher AE; Aali A; Abate YH; Abbasgholizadeh R; Abbasian M; Abbasi-Kangevari M; Abbastabar H; ElHafeez SA

Journal

The Lancet, Vol. 403, No. 10440, pp. 2057–2099

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

May 2024

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00550-6

ISSN

0140-6736