The table provides information about
population
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growth
, the average Use synonyms
number
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births
per Use synonyms
woman
, and Use synonyms
life
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expectancy
at Use synonyms
birth
in Use synonyms
countries
with different income levels in 2000 and 2004.
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Overall
, the percentage of Linking Words
population
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growth
and the average Use synonyms
number
of Use synonyms
births
per Use synonyms
woman
slightly decreased in all income groups over the period, Use synonyms
while
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Life
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expectancy
at Use synonyms
birth
showed a gradual increase.
In 2002, the proportion of Use synonyms
population
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growth
in high-income Use synonyms
countries
was slightly lower than that of middle-income Use synonyms
countries
, at approximately 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. Use synonyms
In addition
, the average Linking Words
number
of Use synonyms
births
per Use synonyms
woman
in low-income Use synonyms
countries
was the highest among the three groups, at around 3.9, Use synonyms
while
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life
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expectancy
at Use synonyms
birth
was the lowest in Use synonyms
this
category.
In 2004, the mean Linking Words
number
of Use synonyms
births
per Use synonyms
woman
in high-income Use synonyms
countries
remained unchanged at about 1.7, Use synonyms
whereas
the figure for Linking Words
population
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growth
in low-income Use synonyms
countries
experienced a gradual decrease, falling to around 1.8%. In terms of Use synonyms
life
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expectancy
at Use synonyms
birth
, high-income Use synonyms
countries
recorded the highest figure, reaching 78.8 years by the end of the period.Use synonyms