death rate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of death rate
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Hispanic women have a 40 percent higher incidence of cervical cancer and 20 percent higher death rate from it compared to non-Hispanic white women.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Campaigners, survivors and experts have gathered at Stormont to call on the executive to make a commitment to reduce the cancer death rate by 15% by 2040.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Given the current global population, that means fire pollution kills about 1.6 million—400,000 fewer than would have been the case had the 2000 death rate remained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The death rate has eclipsed the pace of 2025, which saw nine deaths by the end of February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Currently there are approximately five million people gleaned per year worldwide—a tiny fraction of the death rate in the Age of Mortality, and nowhere near enough to balance population growth.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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