birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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While preliminary data showed a slight uptick last year, analysis by AP found that the overall birth rate rose only for Hispanic women.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Having a birth doula is associated with better birth outcomes for mom and babies including higher apgar scores, vaginal birth rate and reports of maternal satisfaction.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Two Chinese cities have introduced cash subsidies as both the central government and local authorities dial up efforts to raise the country's declining birth rate.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Other measures include plans to stabilize the stock and real estate market and raising the country’s birth rate.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Having a birth doula is associated with better birth outcomes for mom and babies including higher apgar scores, vaginal birth rate and reports of maternal satisfaction.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Two Chinese cities have introduced cash subsidies as both the central government and local authorities dial up efforts to raise the country's declining birth rate.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Other measures include plans to stabilize the stock and real estate market and raising the country’s birth rate.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth rate
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“Birth rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20rate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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birthrate
noun
birth·rate
-ˌrāt 
: the number of births for every hundred or every thousand persons in a given area or group during a given time
Medical Definition
birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time often expressed as number of live births per hundred or per thousand population per year
called also natality
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