3.7 Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

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TFR

average number of children a women in a population will have throughout her life

  • higher TFR generally = higher birth rate, higher population, + higher growth rate


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Replacement level fertility

the TFR required to offset deaths in a population and keep population

  • about 2.1 in developed countries and higher in less developed countries due to IMR


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Infant Morality Rate (IMR)

Number of deaths of infants under 1 year per 1000 people in a population

  • higher IMR = higher TFR, due to families having replacement children


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Factors in IMR decline

access to clean water, healthcare, and a reliable food source

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Factors that affect TFR

  • more educational, economic, and contraceptive access for women

  • government policy → can play huge role in fertility by corcieve or non corecieve policies