FERTILITY

Measures of FertilityCrude Birth Rate (CBR) = Crude birth Rate is the number of live births / 1000 of the population. 

MEDC average: about 12 LEDC average: about 31

 Age Specific Fertility Rates (ASFR) = The Age Specific Fertility Rate

is the number of live births in an age group / Total female population of that age group.

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) = Children born / Woman = Average number of children born to a women of child bearing age (15~49)

MEDC average: about 1.8 LEDC average: about 6

General Fertility Rate (GFR) = Live births / Women of age 15~49

Global Spatial Distribution

Fertility Rate

Factors affecting Fertility

Fertility

Socio-Cultural Factors Economic Factors Political Factors

Status of Women

Level of Education

Employment Opportunities

Type ofResidence

Religion ofParents

Available Health Care

MachismoCost ofChildren

Gender Preference

Infant Mortality Rate

Socio-Cultural Factors

GovernmentPressure

Economic Factors Political Factors

Factors affecting Fertility

Status of Women

Level of Education

Employment Opportunities

Type ofResidence

Religion ofParents

Available Health Care

Cost ofChildren

Gender Preference

Infant Mortality Rate

GovernmentPressure

Fertility: Egypt vs. USAEgypt USA

Population

Population Density

Birth Rate

Total Fertility Rate

Life Expectancy

81,713,520

82.09/sq km

22.12 births/1,000 population

71.85 years

2.72 children born/woman

303,824,640

33.16/sq km

14.18 births/1,000 population

78.14 years

2.1 children born/woman