The standard definition of the crude birth rate is the number of live births occurring during a specific period (usually a year) per 1,000 population, calculated in the middle of that period. This is a basic measure of fertility in a population.
Birth rate in the country is measured as
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2014 · Topic: India: Population (Mortality Trends, Patterns, and Health Indicators)
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Answer: D. the number of children born per 1000 population in the country.
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