Birthrate meaning

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birthrates
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.

  • It may be inferred from the above that a high birthrate does not imply a high rate of increase of population, any more than does a decreasing mortality, but the two rates must be considered in their relations to each other.

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

  • Cutting places at primary schools SEVERAL primary schools may have their numbers cut due to the falling birthrate.

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