Case Rate The number of reported cases of a specific disease per 100,000 population in a given year. Cause-Specific Death Rate The number of deaths attributable to a specific cause per 100,000 population in a given year. D -. Death Rate (or crude death rate) The number of deaths per 1,000 population in a given year. Demographic Transition The historical shift of birth and death rates from high to low levels in a population.
pacifism. 1  opposition to war or violence of any kind. 2  refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs. 3  the principle or policy that all differences among nations should be adjusted without recourse to war.
Political action committee. In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. The legal term PAC has been created in pursuit of campaign finance reform in the United States.