mortality rates

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of mortality rate.
  mortality rate

  noun

  the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population during a specified time, often cited as the percentage of human deaths during a public health crisis, or of wildlife deaths due to environmental perils.

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mortality rates

Research shows that every one minute delay in receiving a transfusion increases mortality rates by 2%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The laboratory results do not yet mean that treating a house with bistrifluron will automatically produce the same mortality rates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Experts say more training on high-risk early pregnancy conditions could help combat rising maternal mortality rates.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Even with recent improvements, infant mortality rates continue to be an embarrassment for a nation that spends more on health care than any other country in the world.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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