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birth rate
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birth rate: see vital statistics vital statistics, primarily records of the number of births and deaths in a population . Other factors, such as number of marriages and causes of death, by age groups, are regularly included.
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Los Angeles County's growth has slowed steadily over the past several years -- it was more than 1 percent just two years ago -- a trend experts attribute to high housing costs and slowing birth rates.
The gathering included evidence that contraception "devalues children, harms relationships between men and women, promotes sexual promiscuity, and leads to falling birth rates, among other ills" (San LuisObispo.
The birth dearth is certainly real enough; declining birth rates (also known as fertility rates) are evident in many parts of the world.
 
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