This volume presents data on fertility, nuptiality, contraceptive use and national policies with respect to childbearing for 192 countries of the world, whose population in 2000 was greater than 100,000. The indicators are selected in such a way as to present a concise picture of reproductive and marital behaviour from both period and cohort perspectives. Contraceptive use and policy data are limited to period perspective. The data are compiled from civil registration, population censuses and nationally representative sample surveys and, in the case of national policies, Governments’ responses to United Nations inquiries and other sources. The basic criterion for inclusion of data is its reliability. No attempts were made to estimate missing data.

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