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Potential impact of COVID-19 onfertility in selected Eastern and South-Eastern Asian territories
Stuart Gietel-BastenProfessor of Social Science and Public PolicyDirector, Center for Aging Science
United Nations Population Division expert group meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility
May 11 2021
NB All territories are referred to by UN-ISO3 standard. No political statement is meant
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Structures and systems❖ Higher income: low fertility ’baked in’? (LFT; cohort; momentum;
policy; culture)❖ Middle- & low-income: No evidence of stall (even in TLS!)❖ Where will they end? Biggest theoretical, practical question!
❖ What might be the role of COVID-19? Especially relatively light exposure (with some very important exceptions)
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There’s no denying that [CHN; TWN; HKG & KOR] have done an impressive job of keeping Covid-19 death tolls low
But they, and others, are likely to have declining fertility rates, which will cost their economies dearly down the road
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COVID-19 and fertility (Aassve et al 2020)
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A downward trend...
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Phoenix7777 - Own work Data source: 보도자료 Press release, KCDC
KOR
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Conception Birth
KOR
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NOT births; REGISTRATIONS
30 days to register or small fine
Therefore, NOT conceptions!
Historically avoid December… Youngest in school
Need to understand effect
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Decline appears to slow
25.3k in Jan 2021
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25.3k in Jan 2021
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Waves of COVID-19 Cases in HKG
Number of daily confirmed cases by transmission type and waves and seven-day averages, Hong Kong (n = 11,006, January 23 2020 to February 28 2021). Source: Hong Kong Center for Health Protection, Department of Health; seven-day averages are authors' calculation.
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Downward trend Less seasonality than KOR
Source: HKCSD 2020
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HKG, 2019-202x?Social movement into COVID-19
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November to February: Relative calm
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42 days to register
Only one data point :-)
Actual birth dates in microdata; coming out June 2021...
Back to registered births
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THA: Downward trend!
Official Statistics Registration System
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2 data points… :-/15 days :-D
Official Statistics Registration System
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Future Forward Party dissolved late Feb 2020
Official Statistics Registration System
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Future Forward Party dissolved late Feb 2020
BABY BONUS! 1 Jan 2020฿3k per month in pregnancy฿10k for birth costs
Official Statistics Registration System
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2020-21?
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Maria Paz N. Marquez; Elma P. Laguna; Maria Midea M. Kabamalan; Grace T. Cruz (2020)Estimating the potential impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on key sexual and reproductive health outcomes in the Philippines. UPPI Technical Report
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2018
2019
2020 70,000
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January February March April May June July August September October November December
Number of live births by month: PHL, 2018-2020
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Levels of relationshipsPrimary - mortality (Regional experience quite low)Secondary - economic fallout, ‘life disruption’ (WFH, schooling), uncertainty, health systems etc
Other things going on! Policies! Social movements! LT trends! Tempo effect!
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Shouldn’t jump to conclusionsJust because of what we expect; simple correlation on few data pointsWait for more, clearer data; longer time series; surveysOverlapping, ongoing factors shaping family buildingAt the behest of specific, affected registration systems
Look at Marriage [but e.g. THA 50% under-reg!]; and Migration tooQualitative assessment of changing holistic circumstances
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Avoid reductionist narrativeAs someone who is working from home, I feel lucky because [if I were pregnant], I won't need to ask for sick days if I were to feel nauseous or have morning sickness (Eustachia Retno)
Expectant mother Wenni Ayuningtyas said social distancing rules are "ideal" during pregnancy. "I'm not having to deal with many people or take public transportation for my usual commute”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-28/indonesia-predicts-coronavirus-baby-boom-hundreds-of-thousands/12286576
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AcknowledgementsWiraporn PothisiriRachel Ganly
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