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ok here is the question,

1. fertility rate of X is 7 births per women
2. fertility rate of Y is 14 births per women

I want to join these two sentenses using "as twice as" phrase .

like, fertility rate of X is twice (somthing) fertility rate of Y

Is it possible ? I am confused plz help

thanks in advance!

Clive · Accepted Answer

No. say eg
1. The birth rate in India is 7 births per woman
2. The birth rate in Pakistan is 14 births per woman
(I hope these high figures are just made up!

)

The birth rate in Pakistan is twice as high as the birth rate in India.

Clive

Fivejedjon · Answer

CliveNo. say eg1. The birth rate in India is 7 births per woman2. The birth rate in Pakistan is 14 births per woman

That's what I would have said, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rateand COCA tell me that 'fertility rate' is quite common.

Deadrat · Answer

Birth rate and fertility rate are different. Birth rate is the number of children born per 1000 people in a year in a given population. Fertility rate is the number of children that would be born to a woman in a given population if she bore children throughout her reproductive life at the birth rate of her age cohort.

The birth rate of the United States is about 13.7, meaning that there will be roughly 14 live births in a year for every 1000 people in the US. The fertility rate in the US is just a fraction above 2, meaning that on average, US women are expected to have 2 children in their families, barely above the replacement level.

Ravinath · Answer

thanks,

could say,

The birth rate in Pakistan is twice that of India ?

Ravinath · Answer

thanks, could I say,

The birth rate in Pakistan is twice that of India ?

Ravinath · Answer

thanx

Deadrat · Answer

You could say it, but it wouldn't be true.

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