Quantitative Concept
birth rate
birth rate
Subclass of:
Pregnancy Rate
Definitions related to birth rate:
  • The number of births in a given population per year or other unit of time.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per 1000 people in the population per year.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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