January 17, 2020

Introduction

  • Two scatter plots show associations between total fertility rate (TFR) and modern contraceptive prevalence rate (MCPR) at the national level.

  • Marker color represents female educatoin level (i.e., percent of female adults who have secondary or higher level education), another determinants of fertility.

  • Data came from 286 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 87 countries between 1985 and 2018. DHS API data were accessed on 2020-01-13. See the DHS Program for further information about the surveys: http://www.dhsprogram.com.

Fertility, contraceptive use, and education