No, India is the big dot quite low, it might be the Niger at the top of fertility presently.
Quite amazing, how medicine (and overall progress) works in every system.
decrease in child deaths is the biggest factor. families used to have many kids because they would expect a few to die young. also modernization and development, less inclined to have kids due to cost. in the past kids were important for labor and making money when they got older, such as on farms
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Quite amazing, how medicine (and overall progress) works in every system.