According to the Population Reference Bureau 2014 World Population Data Sheet, the current TFR of Afghanistan is about 5 (though it is actually slightly higher). If, hypothetically, the TFR were reduced from 5 to 2.5, which of the following predictions would be reasonable, presuming that obstetrical risk remained exactly the same?

The number of women who die in Afghanistan from childbirth-related causes over their lives would double.

The number of women who die in Afghanistan from childbirth-related causes over their lives would stay the same.

The number of women who die in Afghanistan from childbirth-related causes over their lives would be halved.

The number of women who die in Afghanistan from childbirth-related causes over their lives would decrease by 2.5%.

Using data on the TFR and contraceptive prevalence rate, which of the following pairs of countries would benefit the most from entrepreneurial ideas to improve access to modern contraception as a mechanism to reduce maternal deaths?

India and Bhutan

Pakistan and Afghanistan

Bangladesh and Nepal

Afghanistan and Myanmar

Using data on the rate of marriage by age 18 from sources we linked above, which of the following pairs of countries would benefit the most from an entrepreneurial proposal that implements a community educational intervention to reduce rates of child marriage and increase secondary school rates in girls?

India and Bhutan

Pakistan and Afghanistan

Bhutan and Myanmar

Bangladesh and India