many of the checks on population growth are generally considered bad things - war, famine, disease
The countries with the lowest population growth (e.g., Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan) are among those with the least war, famine, and disease. Something else is going on.
There were many other reasons listed, including low immigration, small families, contraception/abortion, abstinence and pollution.
This checks do apply do the countries you cited, but the list is still far from comprehensive. They are far better than war, famine and disease, but still regarded as bad things, which is the point.
Yes.
many of the checks on population growth are generally considered bad things - war, famine, disease
The countries with the lowest population growth (e.g., Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan) are among those with the least war, famine, and disease. Something else is going on.