Pakistan was selected as a case study because of its estimated 40 percent decline in fertility between 1980 and 2006 …. Pakistan's high fertility rate began to decline gradually after the late 1980s and has continued to fall since then, though … (Algeria, Botswana, Iran, and Nicaragua), the history of fertility reduction in Pakistan has not been an overwhelming success …

, including family planning services, led to improvements in infant and child mortality rates. Several lessons emerge from … Nicaragua's success at reducing fertility. The government was committed to gender equity and female empowerment through … educating girls and women and recruiting women into the labor force. Family planning services were provided within a well …

's example shows how good public policy interventions in health (including family planning) and education can reduce fertility … providing basic services such as health care and education. Iran's fertility decline may have proceeded in two stages, the first … beginning in the late 1960s. The Iranian government introduced a family planning program during the 1960s with explicit health …

the 13 'economic miracles' of the world for 1960-2005. The total fertility rate remains high in Sub-Saharan Africa, with … 25 countries showing a rate greater than 5.0. In contrast, Botswana experienced the greatest fertility decline in the … region during 1980-2006, with the total fertility rate decreasing from 7.1 in 1981 to 3.2 in 2006. The Botswana national …

rates in the world, nearly 50 per 1,000. The fertility transition began in 1965-70, before any significant government … available. Since then, profound changes in the traditional family model have led to a 64 percent decline in the total fertility … Algeria's fertility decline defies conventional explanation. Despite inauspicious starting conditions-a high total fertility …

development of population and family planning activities, including gender issues (for example, the Family Code and the strong …

focus on gathering reliable data for decisionmaking especially at the sub-national levels; controlling family size as it has …