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mortality rate

DEFINITIONS OF: mortality rate

1

n 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
Types:
infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate
the death rate during the first year of life
neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate
the death rate during the first 28 days of life
Type of:
rate
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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