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Definitions of birth rate words

countable noun birth rate The birth rate in a place is the number of babies born there for every 1000 people during a particular period of time. 3
noun birth rate 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 3
noun birth rate the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time, usually expressed as a quantity per 1000 of population. 1
noun birth rate ratio of babies born in an area to population 1
noun birth rate Alternative spelling of birthrate. 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; birth + rate1

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