The number of deaths per thousand of population per year is known as:
A)the rate of population decline
B)the death rate
C)anti-fertility
D)the crude death rate
E)the infant mortality rate

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The number of deaths per thousand of population per year is called the crude death rate. Option A is incorrect as it refers to a specific phenomenon of population decline. Option B is close but not precise, as it refers to the term 'death rate' which can have different interpretations based on the context. Option C is incorrect as it refers to a term related to birth control. Option E is also incorrect as it refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per thousand live births in a given year.

The Number of Deaths Per Thousand of Population Per Year