Planning denies the trend for birth control and confirms the decline in fertility rates

[size=52]Planning denies the trend for birth control and confirms the decline in fertility rates[/size]

[size=45]The Ministry of Planning denied the existence of a trend towards birth control, expecting a decline in the annual increase of the population during the coming years, indicating that fertility rates have decreased from what they were in the past due to the increased awareness of the Iraqi family.[/size]
[size=45]Ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi said, "Iraq is witnessing a population increase that is considered high compared to other countries, but if we compare it with the past ten years, we find there is a decline in the annual growth rate."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi added, in television statements that were monitored by (Al-Mada), that "the rate of increase was about 3.3% ten years ago, but today the annual increase has fallen to 2.6%."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the fertility rates of women also began to decline, after the average childbearing ten years ago was five children, but today the fertility rate is about 4 children, or a little less."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi pointed out that "the expected population size in Iraq currently amounts to 41 million people, 50 percent of whom are of reproductive age, ranging in age from 15 to 49 years."[/size]
[size=45]He noted that “the decline compared to previous years is due to two things. The first is a state of awareness,” stressing that “newly formed families have begun to be satisfied with one or two children, and in the most cases, three.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi stated, "In the past, Iraqi families were not satisfied with a number of children, and the ceiling was open for them to have children, as some of them reached ten children."[/size]
[size=45]He expects, "the coming years will witness a further decrease in the annual increase due to awareness," adding that "the other thing that led to the decline in childbearing as a result of the policies that we set began to have results on society related to family planning."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi went on to say that “birth control under legislation and laws is not easy, because there is a societal system that may obstruct these steps,” warning that “birth control at the long level will have negative effects on the economic reality.”[/size]
[size=45]He continues, "The lack of children means that there will be an increase in the number of the elderly, and thus society will shift from a producer to a consumer. These are problems that other countries that have implemented birth control, including China, have faced."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi added, "Iraq, according to the current policies, does not believe in resorting to birth control, because the increases are natural, and the country has good capabilities through which we can provide the living requirements of this number of the population."[/size]
[size=45]He explained, "All indications indicate that Iraq is heading to a decline in fertility rates, and this obviates us from issuing birth control legislation."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hindawi went on to say, "The important thing that must be worked on is the completion of population policies to deal with reality, regardless of the number, whether it has fallen to ten million or exceeded fifty million."[/size]
[size=45]Specialists had previously warned of the excessive increase in Iraqis at a time when the country was suffering from many social problems, most notably unemployment and high poverty rates, and called for the development of a strategy through which fertility rates could be controlled.[/size]
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