death rate
Definition
- Noun:
- A demographic statistic: The "death rate" is a measure that compares the number of deaths in a specific population during a given time period to the total size of that population. It is typically standardized and expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year.
Usage
The term "death rate" is used in formal, statistical contexts such as public health, epidemiology, demography, and economics to assess the health and mortality trends of a population. * It is a key indicator for comparing mortality between different regions, time periods, or demographic groups (e.g., age-specific death rate). * It is often analyzed alongside the birth rate to understand population growth or decline.
Examples
- Noun:
- The country's death rate has fallen significantly due to improvements in healthcare.
- Researchers studied the death rate from heart disease over the last decade.
- A high infant death rate is a major concern for developing nations.
Advanced Usage
- "Crude death rate": The total number of deaths per year per 1,000 people in a population, without any age adjustment. This is the most common calculation of the death rate.
- The crude death rate provides a quick, general overview of mortality in a country.
- "Age-adjusted death rate": A death rate that has been statistically modified to eliminate the effect of different age distributions in populations, allowing for a more accurate comparison.
- When comparing the two countries, the age-adjusted death rate for cancer was more informative than the crude rate.
Variants and Related Words
- Mortality rate (n): A synonym for "death rate," often used interchangeably in technical contexts.
- The mortality rate for the disease was alarmingly high.
- Fatality rate (n): Often used specifically for the proportion of deaths from a particular cause or within a defined group, such as cases of a disease.
- The fatality rate among hospitalized patients was reported to be 2%.
Synonyms
- Mortality rate: The frequency of death in a population.
- Fatality rate: The proportion of a specific group that dies from a particular cause.
Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)
- Birth rate: The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area.
- Morbidity rate: The frequency of disease occurrence in a population.
Noun
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the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
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