birth rate

birth·rate also birth rate (bûrth

)

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. Also called natality.

birth rate

(Sociology) the ratio of live births in a specified area, group, etc., to the population of that area, etc., usually expressed per 1000 population per year

birth rate

The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birth rate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.

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Noun

birth rate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

birthrate, fertility, fertility rate, natality

rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

Translations

birth rate n → (indice m or tasso di) natalità

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baby boom
baby buster
birth
birthplace
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boomlet
bulge
buster
de-escalate
de-escalation
decline
decrease
demographic timebomb
diminution
fertility
fertility rate
natality
project
Race suicide

At once the birth rate began to rise and the death rate to fall.

The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack View in context

By careful selection they rear only the hardiest specimens of each species, and with almost supernatural foresight they regulate the birth rate to merely offset the loss by death.

A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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