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With a fertility rate of almost 7 children per woman, Niger is the country with the highest fertility rate in the world followed by Mali.
Studies have consistently demonstrated that minority races, in particular Black and Hispanic individuals, have more barriers to accessing fertility care than those who are white.
South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all. A woman holding her daughter looks at a view of Seoul in 2019. The fertility rate in South Korea, which has the world's lowest rate, hit 0.78 in February.
Some have found that married Black and Latina women are more likely to be infertile than White women 4,5. Black and Latina women are less likely to seek fertility treatment than their White counterparts 6. Also, Black women take more years to seek fertility treatment than White women 6.
Retrieved June 12, 2023, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats. In the United States, the highest fertility rates (per 1,000 women ages 15-44) during 2018-2020 (average) were to Hispanic women (64.8), followed by blacks (62.6), American Indian/Alaska Natives (60.8), Asian/Pacific Islanders (55.6) and Whites (55.3).
Asians had the highest mean semen concentrations (69.2 × 106/mL), whereas blacks had the lowest (51.3 × 106/mL).
The total fertility rate, a measure that gives the average number of children an Australian woman would have during her lifetime should she experience the age-specific fertility rates present at the time was 1.7 births per woman in 2021. This was up from the 1.59 for 2020, the lowest total fertility rate ever reported.
About 13% of couples have trouble getting pregnant when the woman is age 30 and younger. That number increases to 22% when the woman is 30 to 39. The main reason fertility decreases with age is because the quality of a woman's eggs declines as she gets older.
Angola, Benin, DR Congo, Mali, and Niger have the highest TFR. The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria, had an estimated TFR of 4.57 in 2023. The second most populous country, Ethiopia, had an estimated TFR of 3.92 in 2023.
It's true that fertility is genetic, and there actually are some people who can be classified as “super” fertile. This is all dependent on sperm and egg health. One study on the topic classified super fertility as having a monthly fecundity rate (the ability to get pregnant) of 60% or greater.
A common question that individuals ask fertility specialists is, “If my mother was able to have a child later in her life, will I be able to as well?” The answer is no, not necessarily. Being a member of a fertile family does not automatically guarantee that you will have success with fertility yourself.
Did you know… -For the 2 million sperm that enter a woman's cervix, around 1 million actually make it to the uterus.
These studies showed that women of Asian descent had lower average BMI, good embryo quality and number of embryos produced, normal hormone levels, and healthier diets which usually contribute to higher fertility.
The highest fertility levels are observed in Niger (13.6 children on average), South Sudan (13.5 children), Chad (12.1 children) and in the Sahelian countries more generally. In only four countries (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia) is male fertility below 6 children per man.
Women can reproduce for about half of their lifetime and can only give birth about once every year or so. So it makes sense that women can only have a fraction as many children as men. One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime.
What is infertility? Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. It affects about 1 in 6 Australian couples of reproductive age.
Australia has experienced a long-term decline in its TFR. Following a long baby boom that culminated in a TFR of 3.56 children per woman in 1961, fertility fell below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman in 1975, and by 2020 the TFR had fallen to 1.58, its lowest recorded level (Figure 1).
About 16% of Australian couples have problems with fertility. Fertility can be affected by: medical illness. age.
In 2020-21, the fertility rate was 1.66 babies per woman, similar to the rate recorded in 2018-19. In 2019-20, the rate had fallen to 1.61 babies per woman. According to the report, the data suggests people “adapted to the uncertainty of the pandemic and quickly caught-up on delayed childbearing plans”.
Fertility rates in Australia and around the world
Dr Allen says the decline in the average number of children per woman is a result of increased education and paid employment for women. Women are starting families later and consequently having fewer children, and more people are choosing to be child-free.
ABS Director of Demography, Beidar Cho said: “The record low total fertility rate can be attributed to fewer births and birth registrations in most jurisdictions in a year marked by COVID-19 disruptions.”
Their results showed that those of East Asian descent had the highest median sperm concentrations (90 million/mL), followed by Whites (88 million/mL), Hispanics (73 million/mL), Native Americans (72 million/mL), South Asians (64 million/mL), and Blacks (59 million/mL).
Data suggest that Black men have lower mean ejaculate volumes, sperm concentration, and total motile sperm counts.
The majority of published research on Asian American infertility shows that Asian women have greater difficulty conceiving and lower success rates of infertility treatment.