Fertility Decline in Botswana 1980-2006 : A Case Study

Botswana has had a stable democratic government and good governance since independence in 1966. With a sustained high average economic growth (about 9 percent) fueled by the diamond mining industry, it is the only country in Africa listed among 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 family planning program, judged the strongest in Africa, contributed to this decline. The government strongly committed to meeting family planning needs, integrated maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services in 1973. The government spends about 18 percent of its total budget on health, a higher proportion than the Abuja declaration's target of 15 percent.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-05
Subjects:	ABORTION, ABSTINENCE, ADOLESCENT FERTILITY, ADOLESCENTS, AGE AT MARRIAGE, AGED, ANTENATAL CARE, BABY, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BREASTFEEDING, CENSUSES, CERVICAL CANCER, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CHILDBEARING, CITIZEN, CLINICS, COMMODITY SECURITY, CONDOM, CONTRACEPTIVE COMMODITIES, CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, CONTRACEPTIVES, DECLINE IN FERTILITY, DEMAND FOR FAMILY PLANNING, DEMAND FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DIFFERENTIALS IN HEALTH, DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACEPTIVES, DRUGS, DUAL PROTECTION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATED WOMEN, EDUCATION OF GIRLS, EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE, EPIDEMIC, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETHNIC GROUP, EXISTING FAMILY PLANNING, EXTENDED FAMILY, FAMILIES, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY HEALTH DIVISION, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY PLANNING CLIENTS, FAMILY PLANNING COMMODITIES, FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, FAMILY WELFARE, FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION, FEMALE CONDOM, FEMALE EDUCATION, FEMALE STERILIZATION, FERTILITY DECLINE, FERTILITY RATE, FEWER BIRTHS, FIRST BIRTH, FREE CONDOMS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH COALITION, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH SYSTEM, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HOME VISITS, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFERTILITY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN, INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, IUD, KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY PLANNING, LABOR FORCE, LEGAL RIGHTS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, LONGER BIRTH INTERVALS, LOWER FERTILITY, MALE CONDOM, MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION, MARITAL STATUS, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERNAL DEATH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MEDICINES, MENTAL HEALTH, METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION, MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY, MIGRANT, MIGRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS, MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES, MORTALITY, MOTHER, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, NATIONAL AIDS, NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POPULATION, NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY, NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING, NEONATAL CARE, NEWBORN, NEWBORN CARE, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF DEATHS, NURSE, NURSING, NUTRITION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, PARENTAL CONSENT, PEER EDUCATION, PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE, PHARMACIES, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICIANS, PILL, POPULATION ACTION, POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL, POPULATION COUNCIL, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION SECTOR, POPULATION STUDIES, POSTERS, POSTNATAL CARE, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PRINT MEDIA, PROGRESS, PROVIDERS OF FAMILY PLANNING, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SERVICE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, RADIO, RADIO COMMUNICATION, RADIO SHOWS, RAPE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITY, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FACILITIES, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE FACILITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, SEX, SEX RATIO, SEXUALITY, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MARKETING, STATE UNIVERSITY, STERILIZATION, SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, TEENS, TUBERCULOSIS, UNFPA, UNIONS, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, UNMARRIED WOMEN, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTER, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES, WOMAN, WORKPLACE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914791468151479184/Fertility-decline-in-Botswana-1980-2006-a-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27493
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