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mortality table

mortality table

1 8.3
A table showing how likely people of each age are to die and the average years they have left
  • noun
  • /mɔrˈtælɪti ˈteɪbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tabla de mortalidad
  • I checked the mortality tables; a child born today has almost a 2% chance of living to 102.

But when we go through the mortality tables, just strip out the top eight leading infectious disease causes of death.

Examples

  • Actuaries often rely on mortality tables to assess risks and calculate life insurance payouts.

  • The insurance company used a mortality table to determine the premium rates for their policies.

  • For example, we could look at mortality tables.

    Academic text (2001)

  • But Mr. Smith is not a member of any class covered by the mortality tables, since they concern only those who have already died.

    Academic text (2001)

  • But when we go through the mortality tables, just strip out the top eight leading infectious disease causes of death.

    Tim Ferriss

  • To show how this is so, contemporary health policy analysts are turning to more robust tools than simple morbidity and mortality tables.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The rate was down to 180 when the first sanatorium was opened in 1910, even though "consumption" still held second place in the mortality tables.

    Blog text (28)

  • According to the mortality table, individuals at age 30 can expect to live an additional 50 years.

Synonyms

actuarial table
vsmortality table
  • Specialized
2 8.2

A table showing the chance people of different ages will die or get ill, used by insurers and pension funds

is limited to death probabilities and expected remaining life by age
statistical table
vsmortality table
  • Specialized
3.7

A sheet that shows numbers in rows and columns to compare information

focuses specifically on death risks and life expectancy by age

Surface Forms

mortality table singular
mortality tables plural

Morphology

mortality + table

The compound is fully compositional: 'mortality' (deaths/death rates) combined with 'table' (arranged statistical information) yields a table showing mortality statistics, which directly matches the given definition. This noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the meaning even if 'mortality' is somewhat technical.

Etymology

Mortality table comes from the idea of a table, a list that records mortality, meaning the chances of 'death' at each age. That's why insurance companies use mortality tables to estimate how long people will live and to set prices for life insurance.