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Definition: Meaning of, mortality in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɔːˈtalɪti /

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mortality mortalities
  1. [uncountable] also mortality rate the number of deaths during a particular period of time among a particular type or group of people
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  2. [uncountable] the condition of being human and having to die
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  3. [countable] technical a death
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mortality used in phrases

  • infant mortality (noun)
    1. the death rate during the first year of life
  • infant mortality rate (noun)
    1. the number of deaths of babies under one year old, expressed as the number out of every 1000 babies born alive in a year
  • mortality rate (noun)
    1. the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
  • mortality table (noun)
    1. an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc
  • neonatal mortality (noun)
    1. the death rate during the first 28 days of life
  • neonatal mortality rate (noun)
    1. the death rate during the first 28 days of life
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