natality

Noun

Meaning

the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

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Synonyms

birthrate fertility fertility rate birth rate nativity beginning travail birth creation labor delivery birthday bearing confinement childbirth

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Antonyms

death end delay hesitation fatality infertility

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Hypernyms

rate

Examples

CDC Bottom of this page http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/vsus.htm "Vital Statistics of the United States, 2003, Volume I, Natality", Table 1-1 "Live births, birth rates, and fertility rates, by race: United States, 1909–2003." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

natalist natalitial natalitious natalizumab natally nataloin