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1. Definition:
GENERAL FERTILITY RATE is the number of resident live births for a specified
geographic area (nation, state, county, etc.) during a specified period (usually a calendar
year) divided by the female population age 15-44 years (usually estimated for a mid-
year)for that area, and the resulting fraction multiplied by a 1,000.
2. Calculation:
(Number of resident live births /Numberoffemalesage15-44years)x1,000
3. Examples:
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