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Between 1950 and 1970, the annual percentage growth of the world’s population rose from about 1.8 to just under 2.1 per cent, largely in response to improving mortality conditions in developing countries During the 1970s, this accelerating trend was reversed and, by the end of that decade, the annual growth rate had dropped to 1.7 per cent, just below the rate in 1950. The reason for this change, of course, has little to do with mortality; life expectancies continued to rise, albeit at a slower pace than in previous decades. The slowing down in the rate of growth was caused primarily by appreciable reductions in fertility, particularly in some of the huge populations of Asia.
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Cleland, J. (1995). Obstacles to Fertility Decline in Developing Countries. In: Dunbar, R.I.M. (eds) Human Reproductive Decisions. Studies in Biology, Economy and Society. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23947-4_10
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