Title: Fertility and mortality in Latin America

POPLINE Document Number: 266689

Author(s):

Taucher E

Source citation:

Populi, 1983;10(3):31-40.

Abstract:

The author examines the extent to which a decline in fertility can help bring about a reduction in infant mortality in Latin America. It is concluded that the answer depends on the nature of infant mortality in the country concerned. In Costa Rica and Chile, the structural changes in births in relation to the decline in fertility were favorable to a decrease in total infant mortality, but in countries where family planning is primarily practiced by those of higher socioeconomic status, the opposite was true. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Latin America
Americas
Infant Mortality
Mortality
Fertility
Costa Rica
Chile
Developing Countries
Developed Countries
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Central America
South America, Southern
South America