mortality rate
noun [ C ] uk/mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti ˌreɪt/ us/mɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i ˌreɪt/
死亡率
the number of deaths from a particular cause or during a particular period of time among a particular group of people
Most sources claim that the mortality rate of the virus is around 2–4%. 大多数消息来源称，该病毒的死亡率约为2-4%。
The area has an infant mortality rate of 11.9 per 1,000 births, nearly double the national average. 该地区的婴儿死亡率为每1,000名新生儿中有11.9人死亡，几乎是全国平均水平的两倍。
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- There is solid evidence that organ recipients have lower mortality rates than people who remain on dialysis.
- Malaria's death toll far exceeds the mortality rate from AIDS.
- Hospital officials cited several research studies with mortality rates ranging from 0.1% to 2% for the gastric bypass procedure.
- In the United States there was a 16 per cent decline in mortality rates among males aged 85 + during the period 1965- 85.