Fertility rate falls, obesity goes up , says NFH survey
The rate depicts an average number of children per woman.
The rate depicts an average number of children per woman.
As fertility falls and life expectancy increases worldwide, the number of children under five is forecast to decline by more than 40 percent, from 681 million in 2017 to 401 million in 2100, the study found.
Kumar said the state’s fertility rate has come down to 3.3 from 4.3 in 2005 when he had taken over the reins of the state, it said.
