Question

What is Fertility Rate?

• A. The total number of children born in a country in a given year divided by the number of children dead
• B. The average number of children born to a woman during her reproductive years
• C. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year
• D. The number of women in the age group of $15-45$ years in a country divided by total number of women dying during child birth

Answer 1

The correct option is B The average number of children born to a woman during her reproductive years

Fertility Rate means the number of children born to an average woman during her reproductive years. When we talk about fertility rate, we mean the number of live births in women over a specific length of time.