death rate

[ deth-reyt ]

/ ˈdɛθ ˌreɪt /

noun

mortality rate.

Origin of death rate

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby death rate

death of, Death of a Salesman, death on, death penalty, deathplace, death rate, death rattle, death ray, death row, death seat, death sentence

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Example sentences from the Web for death rate

Whereas the death-rate in Calcutta and in Bombay was falling, in Madras it was rising.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
The death-rate per thousand living in the cities of the United States is lower than in the rural districts.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
Anson hoped that, as they advanced north, the spread would be checked; but the death-rate was nearly doubled in May.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 691|Various
I looked into the statistics closely in several of them, and in no instance does the birth-rate keep pace with the death-rate.
Following the Color Line|Ray Stannard Baker

It would appear that overcrowding is the chief cause of the disparity of the death-rate between the two classes of Guards.
Curiosities of Civilization|Andrew Wynter

British Dictionary definitions for death rate

death rate

noun

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

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Medical definitions for death rate

death rate

n.

The ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time; often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year.fatality rate mortality rate

单词	death rate
释义	death rate [ deth-reyt ] / ˈdɛθ ˌreɪt / noun mortality rate. Origin of death rate First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby death rate death of, Death of a Salesman, death on, death penalty, deathplace, death rate, death rattle, death ray, death row, death seat, death sentence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for death rate Whereas the death-rate in Calcutta and in Bombay was falling, in Madras it was rising. The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2\|Edward Tyas Cook The death-rate per thousand living in the cities of the United States is lower than in the rural districts. Preventable Diseases\|Woods Hutchinson Anson hoped that, as they advanced north, the spread would be checked; but the death-rate was nearly doubled in May. Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 691\|Various I looked into the statistics closely in several of them, and in no instance does the birth-rate keep pace with the death-rate. Following the Color Line\|Ray Stannard Baker It would appear that overcrowding is the chief cause of the disparity of the death-rate between the two classes of Guards. Curiosities of Civilization\|Andrew Wynter British Dictionary definitions for death rate death rate noun the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etcAlso called (esp US): mortality rate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for death rate death rate n. The ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time; often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year.fatality rate mortality rate The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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