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Population Growth Rate, measure that defines a country’s annual population increase or decrease. Expressed as a percentage, it represents the difference between total live births and total deaths for the year, divided by the existing mid-year population. The rate of population growth reflects reproductive health and the status of birth control in a country’s population.

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