> In the course of just two decades, Thai women went from having six children on average to having just two. Today, child mortality in Thailand is almost as low as it is in the U.S., and Thai women have an average of 1.6 children. This pattern of falling death rates followed by falling birthrates applies for the vast majority the world.

I'm left wondering if stats like this lead to the "foreign aid workers will sterilize our women" propaganda that groups like the Taliban spread.