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22 Catalogue of Indicators Demography Formula explained: Calculation for this indicator require data from Age specific fertility rate which is reffered to women aged 15 to 49 years or five time. Age fertility rate is calculated by dividing Births in year to women aged X into number of women at aged X at mid year. Formula: Calculation of Total Fertility Rate is the sumattion of ASFR multiplied by 5 and divide by 1000 In formula: TFR=Total Fertility Rate ASFR=Age specific fertility rate Priority: Yes Indicator developed: Yes Local/International: International Kind of indicator: On going Data source/s: Civil registration, Population census Challenges: The TFR is a hypothetical measure of completed fertility. It is thus possible that women of reproductive age at any given point in time may have completed family sizes that are considerably different from that implied by a current TFR, should ASFR rise or fall in the future. TFR is one of the most widely used fertility measures to assess the impact of family planning programmes. The measure is not affected by the age structure of the female population. Linked to policy: Millennium Development Goals Other comments: Information should be collected by mother' ages (single years) as it is essential to calculate the average maternal age at first birth.