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Noun: natality  nu'ta-li-tee or ney'ta-li-tee
  1. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    "The country's natality has been declining for the past decade";
    - birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate

Derived forms: natalities

Type of: rate

Encyclopedia: Natality