By STAFF Writer
December 07, 2011
There is no doubt India's one of biggest challenges is controlling population growth. Health officials in the Indian state of Rajasthan have found a queer way to curb the whooping population growth by presenting cars in exchange of sterilization. A new video on it.
India Demographics*
Population - 1,210,193,422 (2011 est.)
Growth rate - 1.41% (2009 est.)
Birth rate - 22.22 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate - 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Life expectancy - 69.89 years (2009 est.)
Fertility rate - 2.68 children born/woman (2010 est.)
Infant mortality rate - 30.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
*Wikipedia
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Also Read:
‘Cars For Sterilization’ Drive Tries To Reduce Population In Rajasthan
Global Population Expected 9bn By 2050, India To Topple China
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| Population map of India - 2001 |
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