reproduction rate

Offspring per generation

Reproduction rate measures how quickly a population replaces itself through births.

In epidemiology, the reproduction rate (or R number) indicates how many new infections a single case generates: When the reproduction rate exceeds one, the outbreak grows exponentially.

In demographics, it tracks fertility levels: The country's reproduction rate has fallen below replacement level.

fertilityCapacity for reproduction
live birthBaby born alive
baby boomPeriod of high births
breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
breeding seasonReproductive cycle timing

fecundity · offspring · population growth · population explosion · spawning · proliferation · doubling time · gestation · litter size · mortality · exponential · carrying capacity · die off · mating · conception · virility · decline · family planning

Opposites

population dynamics direction

reproduction ratemortality rate

Deaths per population measured

death rate · fatality rate · extinction rate · attrition rate · survival rate

fertility level

reproduction ratebarrenness

Inability to bear fruit

subfertility · abstinence

Family

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