Burkina Faso represents a nation in which

Athere is a strong middle class, allowing women to marry later, find employment and have small families.

Blong life spans have produced a large elderly population, supported by good social services.

Cmany women are illiterate, marry early and have large families, partly because the infant mortality rate is very high.

Dmedical facilities are excellent, and women are having fewer children because infant mortality has dropped dramatically.