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Video of the day | Tanzania Fights for a Lower Birth Rate

1,767 views · Published 17 March 2009 · 5:13 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · Entertainment

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Statistics show Tanzanian women give birth to an average of more than five children each,and soaring birth rates are creating big problems in the country. The health care system,labor market,and families themeselves all suffer,often,there's not enough food to go around. Girls frequently become pregnant as teenagers and have to drop out of school. It all adds up to a continuous cycle of poverty,poor education,and a lack of family planning.The country is trying hard to fight these developments.

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