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Birth rates have dropped drastically in Chile. It could hold clues to U.S.'s future

Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility.

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Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.