death rate
The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of timeThe number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time (usually per 1000 persons per year when not otherwise specified).
» The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
Die Geburten- und Sterberate waren fast gleich.
Рождаемость и смертность были примерно равны.
Meaning
1 sensesThe number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time (usually per 1000 persons per year when not otherwise specified).
Sterberate
сме́ртностьsmértnostʹ
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Examples
6 sentencesThe birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
ruРождаемость и смертность были примерно равны. — sharptoothed
deDie Geburten- und Sterberate waren fast gleich. — Zaghawa
They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.
deSie führten die niedrige Kindersterblichkeitsrate auf den Fortschritt in der Medizin zurück. — Manfredo
Are you aware of the death rate?
The death rate was high.
City dwellers have a higher death rate than country people do.
Translations
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Forms
plural: death ratesSynonyms
6 synonyms- the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year:deathratemortalitymortality ratefatality rate