The crude birth rate minus the crude death rate is a population's ______.

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The difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate is called the rate of natural increase. This rate indicates whether a population is growing or declining due to natural causes (excluding migration). Therefore, option A is the correct choice. Option B is incorrect because a negative difference between the birth and death rates indicates a decrease and not an increase. Option C is incorrect because the mortality rate only considers the number of deaths in a population and does not take into account the number of births. Option D is incorrect because the fertility rate only considers the number of births in a population and does not take into account the number of deaths.

The Crude Birth Rate Minus the Crude Death Rate Is