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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Population and family planning in charts, Taiwan area, Republic of China,

6th ed.

AUTHORS

Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning

SOURCE

Taichung, Taiwan, Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning,

May 1975. 49 p

ABSTRACT

Taiwan has one of the highest population densities in the world: 433 persons/sq km in a 36,000 sq km area. In order

to raise its standard of living Taiwan wants to lower its population growth rate by voluntary family planning. The

natural increase rate has been reduced from 30/1000 in 1963 to about 18.7/1000 in 1974. However, much remains to

be done, mainly because the large numbers of children born in a baby boom in the early 1950s are now beginning to

marry and have their own children. Until 1968 the efforts to reduce birthrate were unofficial proving that improvement

of the situation could be achieved without an official policy. In May 1968 the Government approved the family

planning policy. The chief responsibility for the program rests with Public Health but coordination is underway to

involve other ministries. Recent progress has included a review of pronatal legislation and studies of behavioral

aspects. The preferred family is down to 3.3 children with preference for boys still strong. Education is centering

now on reducing the preferred number to 2. Charts are used to present: 1) social and economic effects of population

growth; 2) program accomplishment through 1974; 3) the population growth problem: 1975-1979; 4) changes in

fertility behavior; 1965-1973; and 5) program approaches used. Over the time period involved (1963-1974) 1) the

population is increasing by 1.9%/year; 2) the crude birthrate is 23/1000, down from 36/1000 in 1963; 3) the crude

death rate is 4.8/1000 vs. 18/1000; and 4) the average age at marriage for women is 23 years and 28 years for men.

For contraception methods, 1) the principal method is the Lippes loop (6 of 10 acceptors). The total number of

insertions has been 1.4 million, with 1/3 still in place. The retention rate is 67% after 1 year, 53% after 2 years, and

33% after 6 years. Additionally, the government has subsidized the insertion of 200,000 Ota rings. Loop insertions

are done mainly by contracted doctors. 2) Oral contraceptives are now available at a small service fee; there are over

420,000 acceptors. 3) Over 266,000 couples have accepted condom use. 4) 14,000 have accepted sterilization.

55% of all acceptors are referred by 438 fulltime field workers. The program cost per acceptor is US$4 as of 1971;

averting a birth cost is $8. An effort is underway to provide family planning education to the school population and to

younger women and newlyweds. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3068-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Population and family planning in charts, Taiwan area,

Republic of China, 6th ed.", is(are) Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning. The source of this

article is "Taichung, Taiwan, Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning, May 1975. 49 p". This

article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3068-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33068

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