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natalidad

birth rate

noun nah-tah-lee-DAHD Rare

Origin: From Latin natalis ('of birth').

Usage Note

Natalidad is the statistical rate of births in a population, expressed as tasa de natalidad. It should not be confused with nacimiento ('birth' as a single event) or natalicio ('birthday / birth anniversary'). The opposite is mortalidad ('mortality rate').

Examples

"La tasa de natalidad ha bajado mucho."

Natural Translation

The birth rate has fallen a great deal.

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