birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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The district cited Wisconsin Department of Health Services statistics showing Waukesha County's birth rate as lower than Wisconsin's and the United States' birth rate from 2003 to 2023.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The Heritage Foundation has also argued that women are spending too much time getting education, thereby hurting the nation’s birth rate.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
San Diego’s birth rate fell from nearly 20 per 1,000 residents in 1990 to 10.9 in 2024.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
There are no physical clinics in Mississippi, which has the highest teen birth rate in the nation.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
The Heritage Foundation has also argued that women are spending too much time getting education, thereby hurting the nation’s birth rate.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
San Diego’s birth rate fell from nearly 20 per 1,000 residents in 1990 to 10.9 in 2024.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
There are no physical clinics in Mississippi, which has the highest teen birth rate in the nation.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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“Birth rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20rate. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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