mortality
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5.9
- noun
- /mɔrˈtælɪti/
- Specialized
:
tasa de mortalidad
- Studies show that the mortality rate from certain diseases can vary significantly between different age groups.
- mortality rate
- infant mortality
- morbidity and mortality
There is now no change in mortality from then until now.
- There is now no change in mortality from then until now.
- Physical strength is one of the strongest predictors of mortality of any metric in the entire world.
- So let's think for example about Pakistan and let's think about maternal mortality in Pakistan.
- They also had higher rates of cardio coronary artery disease mortality as well.
- Obesity is an all 'cause mortality risk.
- And surprise, surprise, the one drug for those who are seriously ill that clearly reduces mortality is corticosteroids.
- And we know that sleep deprivation can increase your risk of all 'cause mortality.
- As like a reference point, the healthiest BMI to have in terms of mortality on average is an overweight BMI.
- I mean in terms of mortality, it kills.
Examples
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Well, it used to be that childhood mortality was enormous.
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Increased mortality in those people with low cholesterol.
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Pretty high mortality rate in the old business.
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This just shows the range of mortality outcomes across countries.
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A follow up question about the high levels of mortality we're expecting to see.
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Well, if you look at mortality worldwide, a huge impact of mortality is on children.
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My boss says that retired football players have a high mortality rate.
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Such a conclusion, based upon mortality statistics alone, is open to question.
Academic text (2011) -
We're still calculating the mortality rate at this time.
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In fact, in contrast to the global trend, the rate of maternal mortality is rising in the United States.
Synonyms
34
3.8
The number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people
26
2.7
The number of people who die in a population each year shown per 1,000 people
4
4.9
Number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people
Compounds
- Specialized
34
3.8
The number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people
- Specialized
20
4.1
The number of babies who die before their first birthday in a group of people
- Specialized
7
3.7
Number of babies who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births
- Specialized
1
8.3
A table showing how likely people of each age are to die and the average years they have left
- Specialized
Number of babies who die in their first 28 days for every 1,000 live births
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mortality comes from the Latin root mort- meaning 'death', the same root in mortal and mortuary. That's why, in health and population talk, mortality refers to the number or rate of 'deaths' in a group.