Mortality Rate (Noun)
Meaning
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The mortality rate in the city was significantly higher than the national average due to the high incidence of disease.
- The doctor studied the mortality rate of patients who underwent the new surgical procedure to assess its effectiveness.
- The country's mortality rate has decreased dramatically over the past decade due to improvements in healthcare and sanitation.
- The mortality rate among smokers was found to be twice as high as that of non-smokers in the study.
- The high mortality rate in the refugee camp was a major concern for aid workers, who were struggling to provide adequate medical care.