Total Fertility Rate

TFR: average number og children born per woman for a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1
higher than 2.1: the population rises
lower than 2.1: the population falls
World TFR: 2.42
U.S TFR: 2.01
Nigeria TFR: 6.89
Japan TFR: 1.4

US population- 326,625,791
US Infant mortality rate- 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Highest percentage of catholics?
Mexico- 82.7%
Canada- 39%
US- 20.8%
Country with the largest population in Africa?
-Nigeria

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