<prompt> General fertility rate is a better measure of fertility than the crude birth rate because the denominator includes15-45 years of age femaleMidyear populationTotal woman populationMarried woman population  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., 15-45 yrs of age female Birth rate- Simplest indicator of fertility No. of live births per 1000 estimated mid year population Birth rate No. of live birth during the year estimated mid yr. Population x 100General fertility rate- No. of live births in an area during the year mid year female population 15 to 45 yrs in the same area x 1000.General fertility rate is a better measure of fertility than the crude birth rate because the denominator is restricted to the no. of women in the child bearing age, rather than the whole population. 