birth rate
noun
variants
or birthrate
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time
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Another reason is the birth rate.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The death rate is now higher than the birth rate.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Basic birth control methods had been part of American life for a long time – as evidenced by a declining birth rate among the middle and upper class, starting in the middle of the 19th century.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
This underlying logic has stayed the same, even as the United States now confronts the opposite problem — its declining birth rate.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 May 2026
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The death rate is now higher than the birth rate.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Basic birth control methods had been part of American life for a long time – as evidenced by a declining birth rate among the middle and upper class, starting in the middle of the 19th century.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
This underlying logic has stayed the same, even as the United States now confronts the opposite problem — its declining birth rate.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 May 2026
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“Birth rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20rate. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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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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