| However, it has the same drawbacks as the crude birth rate where international comparisons are concerned. |
| In Argentina, the crude birth rate, which was already fairly low in the early 1950s, has continued to fall since then. |
| As in the case of the crude birth rate, this rate is expressed per thousand. |
| The decline in the crude birth rate has resulted from low birth rates combined with an aging population. |
| In England and Wales, it is thought the crude birth rate did not begin to decline until the 1870s. |
| To the right of each table name you can see the crude birth rate that would be calculated for the base year if you selected that table. |
