致ち命めい率りつ

noun

case fatality rate

Technical medical/epidemiological term; often used in news reports and statistics. Synonymous with 致死率, but 致命率 is less common.

See also: 致死率

• この感かん染せん症しょうの致ち命めい率りつは約やく2％と推すい定ていされている。

  The case fatality rate of this infectious disease is estimated to be about 2%.