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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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The TFR for rural areas (6.9 births) is considerably higher than the rate for urban areas (4.3births). Table 4.1 also shows that urban-rural differences in childbearing rates are evident for all agegroups. The difference is especially large in the age group 20-24; the rate among rural women in thiscohort exceeds 300 births per thous<strong>and</strong>, compared with an urban rate of just below 200 births perthous<strong>and</strong>.Table 4.1 Current fertilityAge-specific <strong>and</strong> cumulative fertility rates, thegeneral fertility rate, <strong>and</strong> the crude birth rate forthe three years preceding the survey, by urbanruralresidence, <strong>Zambia</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Residence–––––––––––––––––Age group Urban Rural Total–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––15-19 127 185 16020-24 192 320 26625-29 197 288 24930-34 159 254 21835-39 113 204 17240-44 43 101 7945-49 25 33 30TFR 15-49 4.3 6.9 5.9GFR 153 239 204CBR 36.7 47.0 43.3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Note: Rates for age group 45-49 may be slightlybiased due to truncation.TFR: Total fertility rate for ages 15-49, expressedper womanGFR: General fertility rate (births divided by thenumber of women 15-44) expressed per 1,000womenCBR: Crude birth rate expressed per 1,000population56 │ Fertility

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