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mortality
mortalitythe quality or state of being mortal; death rate; the ratio of deaths in a given area to the population of that area: mortality figures
Not to be confused with:morality – character or virtue; concern with the distinction between good and evil or right conduct; the right principles of human conduct: morality lessonsmor·tal·i·ty M0429800 (môr-tăl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. mor·tal·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being mortal.2. Mortals considered as a group; the human race.3. Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic.4. Death rate.5. The rate of failure or loss: the high mortality among family-run farms.mortality (mɔːˈtælɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the condition of being mortal2. (Pathology) great loss of life, as in war or disaster3. (Pathology) the number of deaths in a given period4. mankind; humanity5. an obsolete word for deathmor•tal•i•ty (mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or condition of being subject to death. 2. the relative frequency of deaths in a specific population; death rate. 3. mortal beings collectively; humanity. 4. death or destruction on a large scale, as from war, plague, or famine. 5. Obs. death. [1300–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mortality - the quality or state of being mortalimpermanence, impermanency - the property of not existing for indefinitely long durationsimmortality - the quality or state of being immortal | | 2. | mortality - the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per yeardeath rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality rateinfant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate - the death rate during the first year of lifeneonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate - the death rate during the first 28 days of liferate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
mortalitynoun1. humanity, transience, impermanence, ephemerality, temporality, corporeality, impermanency The event served as a stark reminder of our mortality.2. death, dying, fatality, loss of life the nation's infant mortality rateQuotations
"Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return" Bible: Genesis
"Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust" Book of Common Prayer
"Old mortality, the ruins of forgotten times" [Thomas Browne Hydriotaphia]
"All men think all men mortal but themselves" [Edward Young Night Thoughts]
"Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not" Bible: JobProverbs
"Here today and gone tomorrow"Translationsmortal (ˈmoːtl) adjective1. liable to die; unable to live for ever. Man is mortal. 終將死亡的 终有一死的，必死的 2. of or causing death. a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat. 致命的 致命的 noun a human being. All mortals must die sometime. 凡人 凡人morˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun1. the state of being mortal. 生命有限 致命性2. (also mortality rate) the number of deaths in proportion to the population; the death rate. infant mortality. 亡率 死亡率ˈmortally adverb in such a way as to cause death. He has been mortally wounded. 致命地 致命地mortal sin (especially in Roman Catholicism) a very serious sin, as a result of which the soul is damned for ever. 不可寬恕的罪行(天主教) 不可宽恕的罪行mortality
mortality: see vital statisticsvital statistics,
primarily records of the number of births and deaths in a population. Other factors, such as number of marriages and causes of death, by age groups, are regularly included.
..... Click the link for more information. .mortality1. great loss of life, as in war or disaster 2. the number of deaths in a given period mortality
mortality [mor-tal´ĭ-te] the quality of being mortal.1. death rate.2. the ratio of actual deaths to expected deaths.mor·tal·i·ty (mōr-tal'i-tē), 1. The state of being mortal. 2. Synonym(s): death rate3. A fatal outcome. [L. mortalitas, fr. mors (mort-), death] mortality (1) Death, see there.
(2) Mortality rate, see there.mortality Death rate Epidemiology A health statistic that corresponds to the total number of deaths per unit time in a population divided by the population's number, ergo deaths/1000 population. See Infant mortality, Neonatal mortality, Operative mortality, Post-neonatal mortality, Proportionate mortality. Mortality–data of interest Leading causes of mortality–US Cardiovascular–ASHD and aneurysm disease 39%, CA 22%, CVAs 7.6%, accidents 4.6%, pneumonia or influenza 3%, lung disease 3%, DM-related 1.8%, suicide 1.4%, cirrhosis 1.3%, nephritis 1.0%, homicide 1.0%, etc to 100% Mortality rate in viral infections Rabies 99%, HIV 50+%, Ebola 20-80%, HBV 3-5%, polio ± 0.1% Mortality < age 19 Fatal injuries–MVAs 47%–33% occupants, 8% pedestrians, homicide 13%–usually firearms, suicide 9.6%–?:/, 4:1, drowning 9%–most common in those < age 4, 90% in residential pools, fire/burns 7%–most < age 4, black:white ratio, 3:1
mor·tal·i·ty (mōr-tal'i-tē) 1. The state of being mortal. 2. Synonym(s): death rate. 3. A fatal outcome. mor·tal·i·ty (mōr-tal'i-tē) 1. State of being mortal. 2. A fatal outcome. mortality
Synonyms for mortalitynoun humanitySynonyms- humanity
- transience
- impermanence
- ephemerality
- temporality
- corporeality
- impermanency
noun deathSynonyms- death
- dying
- fatality
- loss of life
Synonyms for mortalitynoun the quality or state of being mortalRelated WordsAntonymsnoun the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that areaSynonyms- death rate
- deathrate
- fatality rate
- mortality rate
Related Words- infant deathrate
- infant mortality
- infant mortality rate
- neonatal mortality
- neonatal mortality rate
- rate
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