Birthrate Definition

bûrthrāt
birthrates
noun
birthrates
The number of births per year per thousand of population in a given community, area, or group: sometimes other units of time or population are used.
Webster's New World
The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.
American Heritage Medicine

The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year.

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Other Word Forms of Birthrate

Noun

Singular:
birthrate
Plural:
birthrates

Birthrate Sentence Examples

  • The following table shows the average birthrate and death-rate per thousand at stated periods.

  • A birthrate continuously in excess of the death-rate tends to lower the latter through the supply it affords of people annually reaching the more healthy ages.

  • We have an aging population and a declining birthrate - the mathematics say the money just won't be there.

  • The impact on Germany is especially high, since the country has the lowest birthrate in Western Europe.

  • There are also demographic problems, caused by a falling birthrate in the North and high birthrate in parts of the South.

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Words Starting With

BBIBIR

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

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