page_title: Demographics of Madagascar
section_title: Fertility and Births
hierarchical_section_title: Demographics of Madagascar / Vital statistics / Fertility and Births
caption_attribution_description: English: Family near Ambalavao, Madagascar Français&#160;: Famille près de Ambalavao, Madagascar
context_page_description: Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and East African origin.
context_section_description: Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):
  Fertility data as of 2008-2009 (DHS Program):
caption: Many rural regions of Magagascar have high birthrates
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