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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

East Asia tackles its population problem: population and family planning in

nine countries.

AUTHORS

Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning

SOURCE

Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China, The Chinese Center for International

Training in Family Planning, May 1973, 42 p

ABSTRACT

In a chart book prepared by the Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning, data from 3 sources are

brought together to show why population growth is a problem and how well programs are dealing with it. In East Asia

in 1972 there were about 36 births and 12 deaths/1000 population. Total population was 400 million in 1972. The

range of population doubling time is 22 years for the Philippines and 63 years for Japan. In every country except

Japan, children under 15 represent nearly 1/2 the total population, creating a bad economic situation. This

population is rapidly increasing (30-40% in the next 10 years) in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. 8 of 10

countries have family planning programs with official policies and targets for population growth limitation. Korea and

Singapore have substantial sterilization programs. Taiwan Area, Republic of China, and Korea have strong IUD

programs. Decline in birth rate attributable to programs has occurred during the 1965-1971 period in Singapore

(29%), Hong Kong (34%), Taiwan Area and Republic of China (25%), and Korea, (16%). Cost of family planning

programs amounts to no more than 1/5 of 1% of total government spending and less than 10% of health budgets,

except Korea. Cost/new acceptors varies from $5.80 in Taiwan to $23.00 in Malaysia. It is suggested that future

family planning focus be on improving continuation rates and attracting younger women. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT8T 558-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "East Asia tackles its population problem: population and

family planning in nine countries.", is(are) Chinese Center for International Training in Family Planning. The source

of this article is "Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China, The Chinese Center for International Training in Family

Planning, May 1973, 42 p". This article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document

ID: CONT8T 558-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35558

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