Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Birth Rate

The number of births in a given population per year or other unit of time.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The number of births in a given population per year or other unit of time.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Natality
  • Birth Rates
  • Natalities
  • Rate, Birth
  • Age-Specific Birth Rate
  • Age-Specific Fertility Rate
  • Fertility Rate
  • Age Specific Birth Rate
  • Age Specific Fertility Rate
  • Age-Specific Birth Rates
  • Age-Specific Fertility Rates
  • Birth Rate, Age-Specific
  • Fertility Rate, Age-Specific
  • Fertility Rates
  • Rate, Age-Specific Fertility
  • Rate, Fertility

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic location if pertinent

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History Note

1967: use POPULATION & VITAL STATISTICS 1963-1966; for AGE-SPECIFIC BIRTH RATE & AGE-SPECIFIC FERTILITY RATE use MATERNAL AGE 1980

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Previous Indexing

  • Population (1966)
  • Vital Statistics (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Birth Rate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001723
  2. Birth Rate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate
  3. Birth Rate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203516