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  • n  the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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  • Russia's birthrate up 30 percent since 2007
    MOSCOW, June 20 (UPI) -- Russia's birth rate has grown 30 percent since 2007, Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin said.
    June 20, 2013 - UPI
  • Japan’s birthrate falls to record low
    JAPAN – It appears the Japanese are so busy, they’re not getting “busy.” The birth rate for Japan has fallen to a record low. There were just 1.03 million babies born in 2012. According to the Health, Labor and Welfare …
    June 20, 2013 - CW39 NewsFix

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