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Challenge of World Population Explosion: To Slow Growth Rates While Improving Quality of Life

ID-76-68 Published: Nov 09, 1976. Publicly Released: Nov 09, 1976.
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The rapid population growth rate in developing countries concerns the entire world because it will affect the quality of life of future generations, by placing more burdens on food production; creating greater demands on inadequate health care and education facilities; increasing unemployment; contributing to urban migration; accelerating the use of limited natural resources, which could restrict the earth's ability to support life; and being conducive to civil unrest.

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Reproductive health careDeveloping countriesEconomic developmentPopulation growthQuality of lifeMortalityInternational organizationsForeign assistanceWorld populationUnemployment