Kenya’s fertility rate has dropped by nearly half. [Courtesy]
America has revived the conversation around declining fertility rates after releasing a record low in births.
US government data last week showed that the country had reported the largest single-year drop in birth rates in nearly 50 years among women across all age groups, major races and ethnic groups.
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