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C. Italy experienced Europe’s first major outbreak and was the first Western country to declare national lockdown. Births declined by more than 21 percent in 15 big Italian cities in December.
D. All of France’s European neighbors – Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland – have lower birthrates. Demographers and economists warn that developed nations could fall into a “fertility trap” with fewer young workers to keep the economy going and more older people to support.
A. The ten nations with the highest birthrates are in Africa as well as all but two of the top 30 nations. Niger, listed as the fifth poorest nation in the world, has 47.28 births for every 1,000 people – higher than any other nation. France’s neighbor Monaco is the third richest nation based on gross domestic product per person, has a birthrate of 6.63 per 1,000 people.
D. Half of Monaco’s people are older than 55.4 years of age – the median age. Monaco also has the highest life expectancy at birth – 89.4 years. In comparison, life expectancy in Niger is 59.7 years one of the world’s lowest.