fatality rate

noun

The number of people that die per a number of cases.

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deathratedeath ratemortalitymortality rate
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Meanings

nounfatality rate (plural fatality rates)

plural fatality rates

  1. The number of people that die per a number of cases.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

Similar
deathratedeath ratemortalitymortality rate
Broader
rate
Also see
death ratemortality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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