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Death rate — The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is the crude death rate. In 1994, for example, the crude death rate per 1,000 population was 8.8 in the United States, 7.1 in Australia, etc.… … Medical dictionary
List of countries by death rate — This is a list of countries by crude death rate, based on the United Nations Population Division s quinquennial estimates and projections. [ [http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp?panel=2 World Population Prospects, 2006 revision: Online data] ] [… … Wikipedia
Rate of natural increase — In demographics, the rate of natural increase (RNI) is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population. If we neglect the migration, then a positive RNI number means that the population increases and a negative number means that… … Wikipedia
Rate, death — The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is the crude death rate. In 1994, for example, the crude death rate per 1,000 population was 8.8 in the United States, 7.1 in Australia, etc.… … Medical dictionary
crude — I. adjective (cruder; crudest) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested more at raw Date: 14th century 1. existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing < crude oil > 2. archaic unripe, immature … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mortality rate — Crude death rate by country Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of… … Wikipedia
rate — 1. A record of the measurement of an event or process in terms of its relation to some fixed standard; measurement is expressed as the ratio of one quantity to another ( e.g., velocity, distance per unit … Medical dictionary
death — The cessation of life. In lower multicellular organisms, d. is a gradual process at the cellular level, because tissues vary in their ability to withstand deprivation of oxygen; in higher organisms, a cessation of integrated tissue and organ… … Medical dictionary
mortality rate — death rate The crude death rate, i. e. the number of deaths per 1000 of the average population in a given year. It can be subdivided into different rates for different age groups of the population and for different regions … Big dictionary of business and management
Birth rate — Countries by birth rate in 2008 Not to be confused with Fertility rate. Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year (in estimation review points).[1] Another word used interchangeably with birth rate is natality … Wikipedia
