mortality rate
noun
Note: A crude mortality rate does not distinguish between specific causes of death or groups of individuals and measures the incidence of all deaths in a population during a given time period. More specific mortality rates are based on narrower categories of individuals or causes of death.
Examples of mortality rate in a Sentence
Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
Still, the virus remains a cause of concern among health officials, given its particularly high mortality rate of around 50%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
The condition has a 100% mortality rate and there is a 33% chance that the baby will die in utero.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Cohen said the focuses in Arkansas should include lowering maternal mortality rates, increasing rural health care access and continuing to work on cultural competency in medicine.
—Lydia Fletcher, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
In 1999, the natural-cause mortality rate for people ages 25 to 54 in rural areas was only 6% higher than for city dwellers in the same age bracket.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
While the syndrome itself is generally not considered fatal, only a few studies have examined the mortality rate of people who suffer from ME/CFS.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Bald eagles can live up to 30 years in the wild, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but chicks can have high mortality rates due to issues with humans, food scarcity or disease.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The case has since grown into a class-action lawsuit that affects all prior, current and future men and women in San Diego County jails, a system that has one of the highest mortality rates in California.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Mortality rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortality%20rate. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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