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 * __Latin American Population Growth __** The population in Latin America used to be growing at a tremendous rate. The average family size in 1965 was 9, two parents and seven children. This has begun to change.

Although the growth rate has significantly declined, due to raised life expectancy and health care improvements in the region, the population has perplexingly tripled. Experts predict that the growth rate will reach zero by 2050 and the population of the region will balance at 800 million. That is about 8% of the total world population.

 Latin American hospitals have been giving family planing clinics. An average of four out of five couples have intent in using family planning. Medical advancements have also been used to control the growth rate. More effective birth control is an example. Due to measures similar to these, the average number of children per household has dropped to 2.5. 75% of Latin American inhabitants live in cities. This concentration is the highest for any region in the world. People in concentrations shown below are more at risk of harm in the case of natural disasters.

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