Which among the following demographic indicators is an average number?
A) Infant Mortality Rate
B) Total Fertility Rate
C) Dependency ratio
D) Doubling time
E) Rate of Natural Increase

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The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is an average number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children according to the age-specific fertility rates of the specified year. Therefore, TFR is an average demographic indicator. The other choices are not averages, but rather measures of specific aspects of population dynamics.

Which Among the Following Demographic Indicators Is an Average Number