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birthrate

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birth·rate also birth rate  (bûrthrt)
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.
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Noun1.birthrate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
birth rate, 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"


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