death rate

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death rate

noun death rates · deathrate

The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time (usually per 1000 persons per year when not otherwise specified).
Similar: mortality, w:mortality rate, MR · Opposite: birth rate

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noun the number of deaths

日本語	死亡率 shibōritsu
中文	死亡率 sǐwánglǜ
हिन्दी	मृत्युदर mŕtyudar
Português	(taxa de) mortalidade
Français	taux de mortalité
Deutsch	Sterberate
Русский	сме́ртность smértnostʹ
Tiếng Việt	tử suất

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"death rate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/death%20rate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{death_rate_2026,
  title = {death rate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/death%20rate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}