deathrate

Definitions of deathrate
  1. noun
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    synonyms: death rate, fatality rate, mortality, mortality rate
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    types:
    infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate
    the death rate during the first year of life
    neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate
    the death rate during the first 28 days of life
    type of:
    rate
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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