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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