Crude birth rate (births per 1000 population)

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Indicator name: 
 Crude birth rate (per 1000 population) 
Data type: 
 Rate 
Indicator Id: 
 2978 

Definition:

The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births per 1,000 population.

Method of measurement

The crude birth rate is generally computed as a ratio. The numerator is the number of live births observed in a population during a reference period and the denominator is the number of person-years lived by the population during the same period. It is expressed as births per 1,000 population.

Method of estimation:

Data are taken from the most recent UN Population Division's "World Population Prospects".

Other possible data sources:

Population census

Household surveys

Preferred data sources:

Civil registration with complete coverage

Expected frequency of data dissemination:

Biennial (Two years)

Links:

World Population Prospects (UN Population Division)

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