Associations to the word «Mortality»

Wiktionary

MORTALITY, noun. The condition of being susceptible to death.
MORTALITY, noun. (demography) The death rate of a population.
MORTALITY RATE, noun. The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time.
MORTALITY RATES, noun. Plural of mortality rate

Dictionary definition

MORTALITY, noun. The quality or state of being mortal.
MORTALITY, noun. The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.

Wise words

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