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/mɔrtˈæləti reɪt/ Listen

Mortality rate

noun

The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year. Synonyms: death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality.

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... twice as town and slum ridden as any other people; have grown to be further from nature and more feckless about food; we have damper air to breathe, and less sun to disinfect us. In New Zealand, with a climate somewhat similar to ours, the infant mortality rate has, as a result of a widespread educational campaign, been reduced within the last few years to 50 per 1,000 from 110 per 1,000 a few years ago. It is perhaps too sanguine to expect that we, so much more town-ridden, can do as well here, but we ought to be able to make ...

— Another Sheaf • John Galsworthy

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Words linked to "Mortality rate" : infant deathrate, neonatal mortality, rate, infant mortality