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Male
Japan - 2009
Female
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
4.8
0
3.6
1.2
2.4
1.2
Population (in millions)
0
6
2.4
4.8
3.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base.
Vietnam - 2009
Male
Female
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
4
3
2
1
Population (in millions)
1
0
0
2
3
4
5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base.
Figure 3-5
(continued)
across the region. Less educated and more tradition-
bound societies are less likely to want to reduce their
family size.
Y ou can see the impact of family planning in the
Vietnam pyramid where younger age cohorts are get-
ting smaller. Population reduction programs have been
promoted in Vietnam since the 1960s. The country has
high rates of free abortions. However, contraception use
has increased from 68 percent in 1996 to 78 percent
in 2006, although rates are lower in many more tra-
ditional rural areas. The most common form of con-
traception is the IUD (inter-uterine device) although
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