natality
/'nei'tæliti/
Definition
- Noun:
- The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year: Natality is a demographic measure, also commonly called the birth rate, used to quantify the frequency of live births within a specific population during a given period, typically one year.
Usage
- Noun:
- Natality is a key indicator for governments planning healthcare and educational services.
- A declining natality rate can signal long-term demographic challenges for a country.
- The study compared the natality of urban and rural regions over the last decade.
Advanced Usage
- "Crude natality rate": The most common form, calculated as the number of live births per 1,000 mid-year population.
- The crude natality rate provides a general overview but does not account for age structure.
- "Age-specific natality rate": The number of births per 1,000 women in a specific age group.
- Policies often focus on the natality rate among women aged 20-34.
Variants and Related Words
- Birth rate (n): A direct synonym for natality.
- The birth rate and natality are often used interchangeably in reports.
- Fertility rate (n): A related but distinct measure, typically referring to the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime.
- While natality looks at total births in a population, the fertility rate focuses on individual women.
Synonyms
- Birth rate: The frequency of live births in a population.
- Fertility (in a general demographic context): The actual bearing of children.
Antonyms
- Mortality rate: The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area.
- Public health improvements aim to lower the mortality rate while maintaining a stable natality.
Noun
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the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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