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population growth rate
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•The increase in a country's population during a certain period- usually one year- expressed as a percentage of the population when the period began
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birth rate
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The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called natality.
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mortality (death) rate
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the number of deaths per unit, usually 1000, of population in a given place and time.
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net migration rate
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•This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons
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infant mortality rate
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The ratio of the number of deaths in the first year of life to the number of live births occurring in the same population during the same period of time.
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life expectancy at birth
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•The number of years a new born infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same at the time of its birth
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total fertility rate
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•The sum of the age-specific birth rates of women in five-year age groups multipled by five. This rate estimates the number of children a cohort of 1,000 women would bear if they all went through their childbearing years exposed to the same age-specific birth rates in effect for a particular time
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GDP per capita
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•The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI), a basic measure of an economy's economic performance, is the market value of all
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