death rate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of death rate
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Hypertension is a primary cause Annual death from cerebrovascular diseases per 100,000 people 1950 181 1980 90 Now 47 Death rate per 100,000 people for groups most at risk ...
From Time Magazine Archive
Death rate of naval personnel in motorcycle accidents increased by 29% in 1970.
From Time Magazine Archive
Death rate from 1878-1883 before Pasteur treatment was instituted taken from documents in the department of the Seine: 1878 143 bitten.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per l,000 population at midyear.
From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Death rate is from five to twenty-six per cent.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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