- Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is a synthetic measure, not an average of completed family sizes for a specific group of women. - It indicates the potential for population growth or decline based on current fertility patterns. - It is distinct from crude birth rate (births per 1,000 people) or net reproduction rate (which accounts for mortality).
Total Fertility Rate refers to
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: India: Population (Fertility Trends, Determinants, and Differentials)
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Answer: D. The number of live births by a woman during the entire reproductive period
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