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demography|diːˈmɒgrəfɪ| [mod. f. Gr. δῆµος people + -γραϕια writing, description (see -graphy): cf. F. démographie, Journal des Économistes, April 1878.] That branch of anthropology which deals with the life-conditions of communities of people, as shown by statistics of births, deaths, diseases, etc.
1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. V. 560 Two sections of general anthropology, viz.: 1, anthropology proper..2, demography, which..treats of the statistics of health and disease. 1882Athenæum 16 Sept. 374/1 The fourth International Congress for Hygiene and Demography was held last week at Geneva. |