Birthrate.Ottawa -- In 2002, Canada recorded the birth of 328,802 babies. The birthrate birth·rate or birth rate n. The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time, often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. continued its decline, from 1.51 children per woman to 1.50 in 2002--one of the lowest rates ever. A record low of 1.49 was set in 2000. Statistics Canada attributed much of the decline to Canadians' use of the pill and the condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure (Windsor Star The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County), and is owned by CanWest Global Communications. , April 20; Stats. Can. Press release, July 3, 2002). |
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