Concept information
Preferred term
BIRTH RATE
Definition
- THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS TO THE SIZE OF A POPULATION IN A GIVEN PERIOD, USUALLY EXPRESSED AS THE NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS PER 1,000 OF POPULATION PER YEAR
Broader concept
Entry terms
- NATALITY
Scope note
- DO NOT CONFUSE WITH 'CHILDBIRTH', 'NUMBER OF BIRTHS', OR 'FERTILITY RATE'.
History note
- 2025: THE DEFINITION WAS CHANGED TO REFER TO 'NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS' RATHER THAN 'NUMBER OF BIRTHS', AND THE ENTRY TERM 'NATALITY' WAS ADDED, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY THE PREFERRED TERM OF 'NUMBER OF BIRTHS'.
Identifier
- urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:696a6b2e-01ff-4330-a003-d4cb3be5d906:6
Is a version of
Date issued
- 2025-09-23
Keyword search
Has previous version
- BIRTH RATE (ELSST Version 5)
In other languages
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Czech
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HRUBÁ MÍRA PLODNOSTI
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Dutch
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NATALITEIT
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Finnish
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SYNTYNEISYYSLUKU
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YLEINEN SYNTYVYYSLUKU
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French
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NATALITÉ
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German
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GEBURTENHAEUFIGKEIT
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GEBURTENHÄUFIGKEIT
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GEBURTENQUOTE
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GEBURTENZIFFER
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NATALITAET
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NATALITÄT
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Greek
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ΓΕΝΝΗΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Lithuanian
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GIMSTAMUMAS
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Norwegian
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NATALITET
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Romanian
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Slovenian
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Spanish
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NATALIDAD
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Swedish
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FERTILITETSTAL
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FÖDELSEFREKVENS
URI
https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/6/696a6b2e-01ff-4330-a003-d4cb3be5d906
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