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Definition of Birth rate
1. Noun. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
Definition of Birth rate
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of birthrate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Birth rate
1. The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the population at midyear). This is termed the crude birth rate. In 1995, for example, the crude birth rate per 1,000 population was 14 in the United States, 16.9 in Australia, etc. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Birth Rate
Literary usage of Birth rate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"A high birth rate ordinarily entails a high death rate. ... Mode in which the
modern decline in the birth rate has taken place, 239. § 1. ..."
2. The Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis (1912)
"THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A FALLING BIRTH-RATE The Fall of the Birth-rate in Europe
generally—In England—In Germany—In the United States—In Canada—In Australasia— ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"The State and the birth rate.—The question of what can be done to prevent a
falling birth rate has been recently studied by the authorities of the British ..."
4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"Death Rate Falling in Civilized World in Recent Years—birth rate Falling Still
More Rapidly—Death Rate Cannot Fall Much Farther, but Readjustment of Birth ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1901)
"Thf. Significance of (he Decline in the English Birth-rate. BH CHARLES S. DEVAS.
Great increase of population in England shown by the recent ..."
6. Japan and the California Problem by Kennosuke Sato, Toyokichi Iyenaga (1921)
"high birth rate. Among the European immigrants in this country, a birth rate of
fifty per thousand is not rare.J In the careful researches made in Rhode ..."
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