ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: the ratio between number of births and number of individuals in a specified population and period of time often expressed as number of live births per hundred or per thousand population
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: the ratio between number of births and number of individuals in a specified population and period of time often expressed as number of live births per hundred or per thousand population
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012