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.
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.[1][2] The legal term PAC has been created in pursuit of campaign finance reform in the United States.