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State key to fertility rates, not religion: Govt data
Rema Nagarajan | TNN | Updated: Jan 19, 2018, 04:13 IST
Cultural and geographical factors, and the level of development of different states seem to be more important determinants of how many children a woman has, rather than her religion. The latest state-wise data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16 shows that the total fertility rate (TFR) of different religious communities shows greater variation between states than between communities.
For ins tance, though the all-India TFR - defined as the number of children likely to be born to a woman over her lifetime - is 2.6 for Muslims, compared to 2.1 for Hindus and 2 for Christians, the rate for Muslims varies widely from 1.7 in Tamil Nadu to 4.1 in Bihar, the state with India's highest fertility rate in the country. Similarly, the Hindu TFR ranges from 1.4 in Kerala to 3.3 in Bihar.
In fact, in Chhattisgarh, the Muslim TFR of 2.1 was lower th an the 2.2 for Hindus, and in Odisha the Muslims had the lowest TFR among the three sizeable religious groups - Hindus, Christians and Muslims.
While the Christian TFR was lower than for Hindus or Muslims at the nationwide level, in several northeastern states Christians had significantly higher fertility rates than Hindus.
State key to fertility rates, not religion: Govt data
Rema Nagarajan | TNN | Updated: Jan 19, 2018, 04:13 IST
Cultural and geographical factors, and the level of development of different states seem to be more important determinants of how many children a woman has, rather than her religion. The latest state-wise data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16 shows that the total fertility rate (TFR) of different religious communities shows greater variation between states than between communities.
For ins tance, though the all-India TFR - defined as the number of children likely to be born to a woman over her lifetime - is 2.6 for Muslims, compared to 2.1 for Hindus and 2 for Christians, the rate for Muslims varies widely from 1.7 in Tamil Nadu to 4.1 in Bihar, the state with India's highest fertility rate in the country. Similarly, the Hindu TFR ranges from 1.4 in Kerala to 3.3 in Bihar.
In fact, in Chhattisgarh, the Muslim TFR of 2.1 was lower th an the 2.2 for Hindus, and in Odisha the Muslims had the lowest TFR among the three sizeable religious groups - Hindus, Christians and Muslims.
While the Christian TFR was lower than for Hindus or Muslims at the nationwide level, in several northeastern states Christians had significantly higher fertility rates than Hindus.