Fertility related statistics

1. Crude birth rate (CBR) - Simplest indicator of fertility 

2. General fertility rate (GFR)

3. General marital fertility rate (GMFR)

4. Total fertility rate (TFR)

5. Gross reproductive rate (GRR)

6. Net reproductive rate (NRR) - Best indicator of fertility 

 

Fertility related
statistics

Definition

Crude Birth
Rate (CBR)

The number of live births per 1,000 people
in a given year.

General Fertility
Rate (GFR)

The number of live births per 1,000 women
of childbearing age (typically ages 15-49) in a given year.

General Marital
Fertility Rate (GMFR)

The number of live births per 1,000 married
women of childbearing age (typically ages 15-49)
in a given year.

 

Fertility related
statistics

Definition 

Total fertility rate
(TFR)

measures the overall fertility rate without
differentiating between genders.

Gross reproductive
rate (GRR)

measures the rate of producing female offspring
without accounting for mortality.

Net reproductive
rate (NRR)

measures the rate of producing female offspring
while accounting for mortality, indicating whether
a population is growing, shrinking, or remaining stable.

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