Some aspects of family planning programmes and fertility in selected ECA member states

Abstract

Rapid population growth has become an increasingly important concern to governments in the ECA member States. The estimated regional population growth rate was 3.1 per cent per annum for the 1980-85 quinquennium.Among the major factors identified as accounting for this rapid population growth are high fertility and moderate declines in mortality, particularly infant mortality. The high fertility is the result of a broad mix of economic,social and cultural factors including early age at marriage.