Afghanistan-why do countries have high fertility rates?

Question 1

total population

Answer 1

30.6 million (2013)

Question 2

prediction of total population by 2050

Answer 2

56.5 million

Question 3

% of population under 15 years

Answer 3

49%

Question 4

infant mortality rate

Answer 4

71 per 1000 (high)

Question 5

fertility rate per woman

Answer 5

5.4 (high)

Question 6

urban population

Answer 6

24%

Question 7

eduation of girls

Answer 7

• under taliban rule girls were barred from attending school.
• some families in highly conservative parts of Afghanistan e.g southern and eastern regions still deny girls the right to schooling
• destruction of schools increasing. 2009, 112 afghan schools attacked

Question 8

marital status

Answer 8

• by the age of 40 very few women remain unmarried
• in the age group of 25-39, only 4% women remain unmarried
• girls married before puberty are more likely to have more children and this is a major risk factor to maternal health