Fertility and Natural Disasters: The Case of Tsunami Disaster in Sri Lanka.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- WEERATUNGA, MANORI; DISSANAYAKE, LAKSHMAN
- Source
- Asian Profile; Feb2010, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p63-76, 14p
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- Language
- ISSN
- 03048675
The article presents information from a study on fertility implications for Sri Lankans after the occurrence of the tsunami disaster. The fertility changes in the population affected by the tsunami are compared to the population before the tsumani. Changes in Sri Lankan fertility and mortality had been predicted by the demographic transition theory, but the tsunami may have caused some imbalances. Frequently, tsunami mortality increases fertility after such a disastrous event, but there is also a short period of decrease caused by the loss of family breadwinners.