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- DictionaryBirth rate/ˈbərTH ˌrāt/
noun
- 1. the number of live births per thousand of population per year: "a rising birth rate"
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- Birth rate
Total number of live births per 1,000 population divided by the length of a given period in years
Birth rate, also known as natality, is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population for a given period divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; population counts from a census, and estimation through specialized demographic techniques. The birth rate (along with mortality and migration r... Wikipedia
