Thursday, May 22, 2008

BOSNIA AMONG COUNTRIES WITH THE LOWEST BIRTH RATE IN THE WORLD

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (May 22,2008) – Bosnia along with South Korea, Belize, Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine is a country with lowest birth rate in the world, stated yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO).

In 2006 fertility rate, measured by average number of newly born by one woman, decreased in these countries from 1.4 to 1.2 in 2000 and 1.6 in 1990, shows the WHO records.

Right behind these countries are Japan, Singapore, Andorra, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, San Marino and Slovenia.

The largest fertility rate is in Niger and Afghanistan, 7.3 and 7.2
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