A glance at the graph provided reveals some striking similarities between India and The US birth rates during the period from 1920 to 2000.
Overall, it is evident that both nations saw considerable fluctuation in fertility, with lows during the 1940s and highs during the 1950s.
In India, birh rate was 10% in 1920, before reached about 15% in 1935. The following 5 years, however, fertility rate decreased dramatically at just 5% in 1940 then next remained stable until 1945 and increased sharply approximately 20% in 1950. After 1950, birth rate was fall rapidly registered just below to 10% in 1955. For the next 45 year, birth rate was steadly decreased, at around 2% in 2000.
The trend for the USA was almost similar, starting from around 11% in 1920 to 13% in 1940 then it saw decline untill 1945, just below 5%. After that, the USA saw a rapid clime, at around 20% in 1950. The following half of the century, however, figure represented steady drop in figure.
