MORTALITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of mortality in English

(Definition of mortality from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of mortality from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mortality

mortality
Processes influencing the distribution of parasite numbers within host populations with special emphasis on parasite-induced host mortalities.
Reductions in g only become important when it is not possible to impose these high mortalities on the adult population (fig. 5d).
Processes influencing the distribution of parasite numbers within host populations with special emphasis on parasiteinduced host mortalities.
Differences between mean % mortalities at 24 h was examined by analysis of the variance of corresponding angles.
There was no significant difference between the control (5.6%) and parasitized weevil mortalities (3.1%) (fig. 4).
Regarding its implication for premature mortalities, we assume only those experienced by the urban households will be affected.
The series of concentrations on individual cards was selected to produce a range of mortalities between 5 and 95%.
Considerably lower mortalities at all temperatures tested were recorded in the pupal stages.
Daily mortalities of 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% were used for adult flies.
Each week dead snails were removed from the tank and the number of mortalities recorded.
Ultimately, parasite-induced host mortalities (which are density-dependent) will regulate host and parasite population growth.
However, in the present experiments, differences in egg-to-larva mortalities between cropping patterns were not significant.
We find that brick kilns emissions are responsible for serious health damages including over a dozen premature mortalities per year.
A reference toxicant concentration series (0.5 or higher) should be selected that will consistently provide partial mortalities at two or more concentrations.
The parasite population is subject to density-dependent constraints imposed by parasite-induced host mortalities and hence will attain an equilibrium state.
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Collocations with mortality

mortality

These are words often used in combination with mortality.

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age-specific mortality
Age-specific mortality peaks at regular intervals corresponding with the times at which offspring are born.
all-cause mortality
No reduction in all-cause mortality was realized (2;22).
annual mortality
Reports in older children have emphasized a poor prognosis associated with early diagnosis,36"39 with annual mortality of 4-6%.
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Translations of mortality

in Chinese (Traditional)
必死性,生命的有限, 死亡數字,死亡率…
in Chinese (Simplified)
必死性,生命的有限, 死亡数量,死亡率…
in Spanish
mortalidad, mortalidad [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
mortalidade, morte [feminine], mortalidade [feminine]…
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मरणाधीनता, मृत्यू दर…
死ぬ運命, 死(し)すべき運命(うんめい), 死亡者数(しぼうしゃすう)…
can kaybı, ölü sayısı, ölümlülük…
mortalité [feminine], mortalité, (taux de) mortalité…
mortalitat…
sterfelijkheid, sterftecijfer…
மக்கள் என்றென்றும் வாழாத வழி, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சமுதாயத்தில் மற்றும் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலத்திற்குள் ஏற்படும் இறப்புகளின் எண்ணிக்கை…
नश्वरता, मृत्यु दर…
મરણાધીનતા, મૃત્યુપ્રમાણ…
dødelighed, -dødelighed…
dödlighet, mortalitet…
kemanusiaan, angka kematian…
die Sterblichkeit…
det at man skal dø [neuter], dødelighet [masculine], dødelighet…
فنا پذیری, اموات, بڑی تعداد میں ہونے والی اموات…
смертність…
смертность…
మరణం / ప్రజలు శాశ్వతంగా జీవించి ఉండకపోవడం, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమాజంలో, నిర్దిష్ట వ్యవధిలో మరణాల సంఖ్య…
فَناء…
মরণশীলতা, নির্দিষ্ট সমাজে এবং নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে মৃত্যুহার…
smrtelnost, úmrtnost…
kefanaan, mortalitas, angka kematian…
ภาวะที่ต้องตาย, อัตราการตาย…
sự tử vong, số tử vong…
śmiertelność, umieralność…
죽어야 함…
mortalità…
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