Mortality-rate Definition

noun

The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time.

The mortality rate of people aged 50 or more that smoke is much higher than the one of non-smokers in the same age group.
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.
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mortality-rate
Plural:
mortality-rates

Mortality-rate Sentence Examples

  • West Hertfordshire has a colorectal cancer mortality rate in the under 75 year olds that is lower than the average for England.

  • Head injuries have a high mortality rate.

  • The mortality rate of the Chindits was spectacular, but that bred its own unique esprit de corps among the survivors.

  • The infant mortality rate had stood at 121 per 1,000 live births.

  • Canine parvovirus (CPV) can often prove fatal even with prompt treatment, but the widespread use of administering modified live vaccines to young puppies and dogs has lowered the mortality rate.

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