Fertility data in Tanzania Mainland

Abstract

The fertility is the most important element of population dynamics when the mortality level is stationery. With the stabilization of mortality at a rather low level in the developing countries any conceivable policy in controlling the population growth will obviously relate to the fertility and the formulation of the population .programme will depend on the current trend and level of fertility. But unfortunately in most of the developing countries including Tanzania the current fertility level is not known owing to incomplete coverage and defective registration of vital events