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fertility rate

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Noun1.fertility rate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
birth rate, birthrate, fertility, 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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Between 1992 and 1997, the fertility rate among black teenagers in that city fell by 77% (from 165 to 38 births per 1,000 female students) in areas where public high schools had comprehensive health centers.
School health centers may help lower fertility by Hollander, Dore / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show fertility rates have halved since the early 1960s and life expectancy has increased each decade.
Ageing population to soar by Australian Nursing Journal
The falling demographic trend in China (and Europe and Japan) contrasts with growth in the United States, which benefits from a fertility rate close to the replacement rate and high level of immigration.
China's aging problem: limited options, ominous risk by Lo, Chi / The International Economy
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