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Rates of those components, such as birth, marriage, fertility, and death, which indicate the nature and possible changes in a population. Even when population numbers are stable, there may be changes in the vital rates.
Vital rates refer to how fast vital statistics change in a population (usually measure per 1000 individuals). There are 2 categories within vital rates: crude rates and refined rates.
Crude rates are the measure vital statistics in a general population (overall change in births and deaths per 1000).
Refined rates measure the vital statistic change in a specific demographic (such as age, sex, race, etc.).
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