birth·rate also birth rate (bûrth r t )n. 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
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(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 | 1. | birth rate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year 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
birth rate n → (indice m or tasso di) natalità
birth rate n → (indice m or tasso di) natalità
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