• Hylactor@sopuli.xyz
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    18 hours ago

    Connection between the human development index (HDI) and total fertility rate (TFR)

    The human development index has three components -GDP per capita is one of them, life expectancy is the second and the education level - the third. As all these factors are negatively correlated with fertility

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      16 hours ago

      Generally seems like the right message, but there are plenty of third factors that might be a more direct cause — amount of drugs, microplastics, pesticides, etc in the environment / food.