natality
pronunciation
How to pronounce natality in British English:
UK [nəˈtælɪti]
How to pronounce natality in American English:
US [neˈtælɪti, nə-]
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- Noun:
- the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Word Origin
- natality (n.)
- late 15c., "birth," from natal + -ity. Sense of "birth rate" is from 1884, from French natalité, used in the same sense.
Example
- 1. Mortality , natality and population data for the state of texas .
- 2. We will examine population processes related to differential natality , mortality , and dispersal in relation to these adaptations .