Abortion - And the vanishing of Nations
In China approx 40% of all pregnancies are aborted. The number for the US is 17% and the UK is 30%.
But abortions are only one factor in population decline. The major factor is the Total Fertility Rate (TFR). This is the average number of children a woman bears during her lifetime. A TFR of 2.1 is the critical number needed to sustain the population. Anything less means a population is decling. Anything more means a population is growing.
Africa has a TFR of 4.0 and for the US it's 1.6 which is well below the critical level. So the US population is slowly and consistently declining. But the US is not the worst. Some conutries are in a very serious situation. Japan has a TFR of 1.1 and South Korea is 0.8 and vanishing fast. Taiwan is the world's lowest at 0.7
Tech Notes:
TFR is critical for population change, but it excludes immigration.
Content written and posted by Ken Abbott abbottsystems@gmail.com
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