Authors : Md. Rafiqul Islam
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to observe the trends of some fertility measures of Bangladesh. For this, the secondary data of various Censuses of 1961, 1974, 1981 and 1991 and Islam (2003) have been used. Fertility measures such as crude birth rate (CBR) for male, female and both sexes, general fertility rate (GFR), child woman ratio (CWR), replacement index (J) and vital index (VI) have been estimated. And intercensal growth rate has also been estimated. The trends of these measures are observed in this study.
Md. Rafiqul Islam , 2005. Study the Trends of Some Fertility Measures of Bangladesh . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 490-494.