Regarding crude bih rate all are true except: (A) Unaffected by age distribution, (B) Indicator of feility, (C) Excludes the still bihs, (D) Better measure of feility than general feility rate
Answer is D. Bih rate = Number of live bihs during the year X 1000/ estimated mid year population Unsatisfactory measure of feility because the total population is not exposed to child bearing Reference : Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Page no: 488