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  • Title: Spotlight: Bolivia.
    Author: Weber E.
    Journal: Popul Today; 1997 Oct; 25(10):7. PubMed ID: 12292775.
    Abstract:
    Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in South America. As of mid-1997, the country's population was comprised of 7.8 million individuals spread across 418,680 square miles. Bolivia's population size is growing through natural increase at the rate of 2.6% per year, with 36 births and 10 deaths per 1000 population. Bolivia's total population size is projected to reach 13.2 million by 2025. The total fertility rate is 4.8 births per woman even though the 1994 Demographic and Health Survey found that only 45% of pregnancies were wanted and the average woman has reported wanting only 2.5 children. 42% of women at risk of pregnancy use some form of contraception, with 18% using a modern method. There are 71 infant deaths per 1000 live births, child mortality is especially high between ages 1 and 3 years due to widespread child malnutrition after weaning, 650 women die for every 100,000 births, and life expectancy is 59 and 62 years for men and women, respectively. Concern over the high infant and child mortality rates has led to increased interest in family planning in recent years and the government of Bolivia now provides some support for the distribution of contraceptives.
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