Abstract:Abstract Fertility rates measure the level of childbearing in a population. They are important for determining both the growth rate of a population and its age structure. Key measures of fertility inc...Abstract Fertility rates measure the level of childbearing in a population. They are important for determining both the growth rate of a population and its age structure. Key measures of fertility include crude birth rate, general fertility rate, age‐specific fertility rates, cohort completed fertility, and total fertility rate. In most countries in the world, fertility has fallen from high levels (five or more children per woman) to much lower levels (below three children per woman) since the mid‐nineteenth century, as a result of factors such as economic changes and contraceptive technology. Currently, the lowest fertility levels (below 1.5 children per woman) are found in some European and East Asian countries, while the highest fertility levels (above five children per woman) are found mainly in sub‐Saharan African countries.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-03-21
Language: en
Type: other
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