death rate

Noun

Meaning

the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mortality mortality rate fatality rate morbidity deathrate death toll case fatality rate fatalities neonatal mortality factors of demography natural demographic rate case fatality ratio death count mortality ratio death level
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Antonyms

birthrate survival rate cure fraction cure rate recovery rate

Hypernyms

rate

Hyponyms

infant mortality infant mortality rate infant deathrate neonatal mortality neonatal mortality rate

Examples

The death rate is the same for us as for anybody ... one person, one death, sooner or later. Robert A. Heinlein

In comparison with 2006, the death rate has decreased by two times, and it is the lowest since the formation of the army. But we can not say this is a good result, because even one death is a loss for us. Mikael Harutyunyan

Death isn't online. If he was, there would be a sudden drop in the death rate. Although it'd be interesting to see if he'd post things like: DON'T YOU THINK I SOUND LIKE JAMES EARL JONES? Terry Pratchett

Traveling between the planets had never eliminated murder. So many highly evolved primates in the same box for months on end, a certain death rate had to be expected. Daniel Abraham

The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services. Jim Lehrer

According to ABC7's data analysis, Marin County has the highest COVID-19 death rate in the Bay Area - not including San Quentin -- followed by Alameda, Sonoma, and Lake Counties. Source: Internet

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