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What is total fertility rate? How is it calculated?

What is total fertility rate? How is it calculated?

Total fertility rate is the average number of live births to a women throughout her reproductive period. It summarizes the pattern of age specific fertility rate. It just a mathematical estimation of fertility rate rather than actual calculation. TFR can be calculated by multiplying the sum total of age specific fertility rate by 5 and dividing by 1,000.

Mathematically,
TFR = 5 * ( ΣASFR/1000 )
Here,
TFR: Total Fertility Rate.
ΣASFR: Total sum of Age Specific Fertility Rate.

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