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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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Between 1992 and 1997, the fertility rate among black teenagers in that city fell by 77% (from 165 to 38 births per 1,000 female students) in areas where public high schools had comprehensive health centers.
School health centers may help lower fertility by Hollander, Dore / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show fertility rates have halved since the early 1960s and life expectancy has increased each decade.
Ageing population to soar by Australian Nursing Journal
The falling demographic trend in China (and Europe and Japan) contrasts with growth in the United States, which benefits from a fertility rate close to the replacement rate and high level of immigration.
China's aging problem: limited options, ominous risk by Lo, Chi / The International Economy
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