+ Per-period population growth, 1947—2000Period Growth rate1947—1957 84.7%1957—1970 90.8%1970—1980 13.3%1980—1990 18.5%1990— 2000 20.6% The post-war boom in births led to an interest in family planning, and by 1960, the government publicly funded and supported family planning programmes. After independence in 1965, the birth rate had fallen to 29.5 per thousand individuals, and the natural growth rate had fallen to 2.5%. Birth rates in the 1960s were still perceived as high by the government; on average, a baby was born every 11 minutes in 1965. Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH)—which specialised in women's health and was the most popular hospital to have children—saw over 100 deliveries per day in 1962. In 1966, KKH delivered 39835 babies, earning it a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for "largest number of births in a single maternity facility" for ten years. Because there was generally a massive shortage of beds in that era, mothers with routine deliveries were discharged from hospitals within 24 hours.
+ per-period population growth 1947—2000period growth rate1947—1957 847%1957—1970 908%1970—1980 133%1980—1990 185%1990— 2000 206% the post-war boom in births led to an interest in family planning and by 1960 the government publicly funded and supported family planning programmes after independence in 1965 the birth rate had fallen to 295 per thousand individuals and the natural growth rate had fallen to 25% birth rates in the 1960s were still perceived as high by the government; on average a baby was born every 11 minutes in 1965 kandang kerbau hospital (kkh)—which specialised in women's health and was the most popular hospital to have children—saw over 100 deliveries per day in 1962 in 1966 kkh delivered 39835 babies earning it a place in the guinness book of world records for "largest number of births in a single maternity facility" for ten years because there was generally a massive shortage of beds in that era mothers with routine deliveries were discharged from hospitals within 24 hours