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Death rate

/ˈdeTH ˌrāt/

noun
- 1. the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year: "improved diets have reduced death rates"
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Mortality rate
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Measure of the number of deaths in a population from a given cause, scaled by population, in a set period of time
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year; thus, a mortality rate of 9.5 (out of 1,000) in a population of 1,000 would mean 9.5 deaths per year in that entire p... Wikipedia
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