Definitions for birthrates

birthrates birth·rate

Spelling: [burth-reyt]
IPA: /ˈbɜrθˌreɪt/

Birthrates is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 702 anagrams from letters in birthrates (abehirrstt).

Definitions for birthrates

noun

  1. the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time, usually expressed as a quantity per 1000 of population.

Origin of birthrates

First recorded in 1855-60; birth + rate1

Examples for birthrates

In high altitudes, where nutrition is scant, the birthrate of boys is high as compared with lower altitudes in the same locality.

One of the things, earnestly desired by the French people is to increase the birthrate.

It is sometimes said, indeed, that the decline of the birthrate is not entirely due to the voluntary control of procreation.

The decline of the birthrate then was confined entirely to the legitimate births.

Statistics show a remarkable increase in the Welsh birthrate as compared with previous years.

In the past year, approximately 19,500 immigrants arrived and the country's birthrate came in at 1.8 percent.

There was a discussion at the banquet over female suffrage and the birthrate, and this grew very animated.

During the entire century a decline of the birthrate was noticeable.

In fact, the birthrate is declining even more rapidly in the cities.

It is well known that the steady decline in the English birthrate begun in 1877, the year following the trial.

Word Value for birthrates
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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