death rate

[deth reyt]

noun

1. mortality rate.

death rate

noun

1. Also called (esp US): mortality rate. the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of death rate¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

However, researchers caution that it is still unclear whether the lower death rate seen in this study reflects a direct anti-cancer action or an indirect result of improved overall metabolic health.

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"But damaging their shells may increase oyster death rates."

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This approach significantly lowered death rates among men whose prostate cancer came back after initial treatment and who had few remaining options.

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“These people may not have had access to the latest treatments. Over the last few decades, lymphoma death rates have been falling and survival rates have been increasing.”

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A new study says cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people, but they remain higher than in other racial and ethnic groups.

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