fatality rate
fatality rate · fatality rates
The number of people that die per a number of casesThe number of people that die per a number of cases.
» Widespread testing is being credited for helping Germany to keep its coronavirus case fatality rate at a low 0.9 percent.
Meaning
1 sensesThe number of people that die per a number of cases.
More definitions
- the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Examples
1 sentencesWidespread testing is being credited for helping Germany to keep its coronavirus case fatality rate at a low 0.9 percent.
Forms
plural: fatality rates| Singular | fatality rate |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year:deathratedeath ratemortalitymortality rate