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While Lebanon has experienced a substantial decrease
in the total fertility rate (TFR) over the past three decades,
marital age-specific fertility rates remain elevated, suggesting
that the decrease can be attributed more to delayed marriage than
to the overall increase in the prevalence of contraceptive use.
Findings from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey – implemented
by the Central Administration of Statistics and UNICEF – reveal
that neither the infant mortality rate nor the under-five mortality
rate has shown any significant improvement since 1996. While approximately
95 per cent of the population has access to basic health services,
the national health system, which is driven primarily by the private
sector, tends to promote curative rather than preventive care...
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