Population Growth Cut Sharply, Iran Reports
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<i> Reuters</i>
TEHRAN — Iran has cut its annual population growth in half over seven years to 1.75%, an Iranian official said Monday.
Deputy Health Minister Hossein Malekafzali said that more than half the fertile women in Iran are using some kind of contraception distributed free by the state.
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