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| Term | Definition |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) | death of women during pregnancy and up to 42 days after labor. number of mother deaths per 100,000 people in a year |
| Mortality Rate (MR) | average number of deaths on a very large scale |
| Less Developed Countries (LDC's) | non industrialized/third world countries/ poorest |
| More Developed Countries (MDC's) | industrialized/1st world countries: stable economies, jobs, high income/ Richest |
| Natural Increase Rate (NIR) | rate at which the population id growing of slowing. CBR-CDR= NIR. Most countries are growing between 1-3% a year. |
| Crude Death Rate (CDR) | the average number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year |
| Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) | average number of infant deaths in a year. Number of infant death (death in the 1st year of life) for every 1,000 live births |
| Gross Domestic Product (CDP) | the total value of goods and services produced in a country per year. "per capita"= per person $40,000 in a year (MDC's) and $10,000 in a year (LDC's) |
| Crude Birth Rate (CBR) | total number of live births per 1,000 people in a year |
| Level of Income | individual's amount of money received by year |
| Total Fertility Rate (TFR) | average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her fertile lifespan. 15-19 |