死亡率
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Meanings
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death rate; mortality rate
A statistical rate of deaths in a population or group, common in public health, demography, and news reporting.
The mortality rate for this disease rises with age.
Advances in medicine greatly lowered the infant mortality rate.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の死亡率が高いthe death rate in 〈place〉 is high
The death rate in this area is higher than in other regions.
- 死亡率を下げるto lower the death rate
The new treatment succeeded in lowering the death rate.
- 死亡率が上昇するthe death rate rises
The death rate is rising along with the aging of the population.
- 死亡率を算出するto calculate the death rate
The statistics bureau calculates the regional death rate every year.