Crude birth rate

This article describes a ratio measure. In the standard operationalization, the numerator of the measure is number of live births (view other ratio measures with this numerator) and the denominator of the measure is population (view other ratio measures with this denominator). The denominator used for reporting is 1000. The measurement period is a year.

Definition

Conceptual definition

The crude birth rate attempts to measure births in proportion to the total population.

Operationalization

The crude birth rate (CBR) for a given population is defined as the ratio of the number of live births in that population to the total size of the population, scaled to a denominator of 1000.