This overview includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international migration, and the demographic impact of AIDS.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Fertility Levels, Differentials, and Trends
3 The Approximate Determinants of Fertility
4 Recent Trends in Marriage Ages
5 Trends in Childhood Mortality
6 Adult Mortality
7 Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Population Distribution
8 International Migration
9 Models of the Demographic Effect of AIDS