1863 26 384 Since the beginning of the present century,..the mortality-rate of prisons, hospitals, and poor houses..have been greatly diminished.
1966 24 Dec. 1371/1 In an attempt to reduce the mortality-rate, clinicians used ever-increasing amounts of antitetanic serum.
2000 Oct. 4/3 Whether the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test and digital rectal exam are directly linked to the declining mortality rates.