Mortality refers to the number of deaths in a certain period of time, scaled to the size of the population
Synonyms
Death rate
Todesrate
Detailed description
The reference period for the mortality rate is usually one year. Moreover, event-specific, age-specific and disease-specific mortality rates can be calculated.
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