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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br />
Total wanted fertility rate<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br />
Total wanted fertility rate for age group 15-49 expressed per woman<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br />
Population<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br />
Fertility<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br />
An estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided.<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br />
<br /><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br />
<br /><strong>DHS:</strong><br /> <br /><em>Numerator:</em><br /> Number of wanted births that occurred in a period (typically the 1-36 months before the survey) to women in the age group at the time of the birth.
<br /><em>Denominator:</em><br /> Number of women-years of exposure in the same period (1-36 months before the survey) of women in the age group.
<br /><em>Calculation:</em><br /> The total wanted fertility rate (TWFR) is the sum of the seven age-specific wanted fertility rates multiplied by five, and divided by 1000.<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br />
Annual<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br />
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br />
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<br /></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br />
Age group: <em>15 to 49 years old</em><br />Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br />Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br />Sex: <em>Female</em><br />Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br /></p> |