Table C-T-2 : Fertility Data

APPENDIX C
FERTILITY DATA
TABLES C- T2

Table C-T2a – Fertility Ratios for Hindus & Muslims, 1891-1941
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Year Children 0-4 per Children 0-4 per
1000 women 1000 married
(15-39) women (15-39)
Hindu Muslim Hindu Muslim
1891 723 826 936 1017
1901 626 748 769 884
1911 669 768 799 894
1921 626 715 765 842
1931 739 827 885 965
1941 670 751 804 874
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Source : Kingsley Davis

FERTILITY VALUES (Post Independence)
Note
The following terms have been used in the Tables below. Please find explanations of these terms in discussions on Fertility in Chapter 5 on Demography.

TFR Total Fertility Rate
CEB Children Ever Born
TMFR Total Marital Fertility Rate
NFHS National Family and Health Survey 1992-93
SRS Sample Registration System Survey
% M/H Muslim-Hindu Ratio for a given factor expressed as Percent

Table C-T2b – India
Source Measure Hindu Muslim % M/H
Ratio
71 Census TMFR 5.4 (Rural) 6.2 (Rural) 115
4.4 (Urban) 5.3 (Urban) 120
79 SRS TFR 4.48 (Rural) 5.01 (Rural) 112
Survey
2.97 3.98 134
(Urban) (Urban)
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TMFR 5.37 (Rural) 5.98 (Rural) 111
4.37 5.53 127
(Urban) (Urban)

Source Measure Hindu Muslim % M/H
Ratio
81 Census TFR (cor.) 4.8 5.9 123
Mean CEB (45-49) 4.94 5.57 113
84 SRS TFR 4.5 5.6 124
Survey
CEB 4.70 5.46 116
NFHS (92-93) TFR 3.30 4.41 134
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Mean CEB (40-49) 4.78 5.83 122

TABLE c-2C – Pakistan
Measure 1975 1979-80 1984-85 1990-91
PFS PLM PCPS PDHS
TFR 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.4
CEB (45-49) 7.4 - 7.5 6.6

TABLE c-2C – Bangladesh
Measure 1975 1979-80 1984-85 1990-91 1996-97
PFS PLM PCPS PDHS BDHS
TFR 6.3 5.1 4.3 3.4 3.3
CEB (45-49) 6.7 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.4

Table C-2e – Selected UN Indices for 1990-95 (1996 Revision)
Index India Pakistan Bangladesh
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000) 27 39 27
Crude Death Rate (per 1000) 10 9 11
% Annual Growth Rate 1.8 2.7 1.5
TFR 3.4 5.5 3.4
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) 78 85 91
Life Expectancy at Birth 60 62 56
Contraceptive Prevalence 41 12 46




Table C-2f – Indian States
State Source Measure Hindu Muslim %M/H Ratio
Andhra 71 Census TMFR 4.5 (Rural) 5.4 (Rural) 120
81 Census TFR (cor.) 5.0 5.3 106
Mean CEB 4.34 5.02 116
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 2.59 2.89 112
Mean CEB 4.00 4.60 115
(40-49)
Assam 81 Census Not Taken
NFHS TFR 2.92 5.03 172
CEB 5.44 6.67 123
Bihar 71 Census TMFR 4.6 (Rural) 5.1 (Rural) 111
4.3 (Urban) 4.8 (Urban) 112
81 Census TFR (cor.) 5.1 5.7 112
Mean CEB 4.6 5.1 111
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 3.78 5.19 137
Mean CEB 5.11 6.08 119
(40-49)
Gujerat 81 Census TFR (cor.) 4.6 5.4 117
Mean CEB 5.15 5.40 105
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 2.96 3.34 113
Mean CEB 4.46 4.32 97
(40-49)
Karnataka 81 Census TFR (cor.) 4.5 5.8 129
Mean CEB 5.00 5.85 117
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 2.73 3.91 143
Mean CEB 4.57 5.82 127
(40-49)
Kerala 71 Census TMFR 5.9 (Rural) 6.4 (Rural) 108
5.7 (Urban) 6.4 (Urban) 112
81 Census TFR (cor.) 3.0 5.1 170
Mean CEB 4.72 5.86 124
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 1.66 2.97 179
Mean CEB 3.19 5.33 167
(40-49)

Madhya Pradesh 81 Census TFR (cor.) 5.4 6.1 113
Mean CEB 5.49 6.10 111
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 3.92 4.18 107
Mean CEB 5.18 5.87 113
(40-49)
Maharashtra 81 Census TFR (cor.) 6.0 6.8 113
Mean CEB 5.87 6.34 108
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 3.66 4.01 110
Mean CEB 4.94 5.94 120
(40-49)
Rajasthan 81 Census TFR (cor.) 6.0 6.8 113
Mean CEB 5.87 6.34 108
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 3.66 4.01 110
Mean CEB 4.94 5.94 120
(40-49)
Tamil Nadu 81 Census TFR (cor.) 3.9 4.9 126
Mean CEB 4.13 4.80 116
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 2.46 2.48 101
Mean CEB 4.17 5.37 129
(40-49)
Uttar Pradesh 81 Census TFR (cor.) 5.8 6.6 114
Mean CEB 5.19 5.72 110
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 4.75 5.26 111
Mean CEB 5.93 6.43 108
(40-49)
West Bengal 71 Census TMFR (cor.) 6.8 (Rural) 6.6 (Rural) 97
3.8 (Urban) 4.5 (Urban) 118
81 Census TFR (cor.) 4.1 5.8 141
Mean CEB 4.98 5.84 117
(45-49)
NFHS TFR 2.52 4.59 182
Mean CEB 4.40 6.25 142
(40-49)