mortality
pronunciation
How to pronounce mortality in British English:
UK [mɔːˈtæləti]
How to pronounce mortality in American English:
US [mɔːrˈtæləti]
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- Noun:
- the quality or state of being mortal
- the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Word Origin
- mortality (n.)
- mid-14c., "condition of being mortal," from Old French mortalite "massacre, slaughter; fatal illness; poverty; destruction" (12c.), from Latin mortalitem (nominative mortalitas) "state of being mortal; subjection to death," from mortalis (see mortal (adj.)). Meaning "widespread death" is from c. 1400; meaning "number of deaths from some cause or in a given period" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Falling rates of child mortality are also significant .
- 2. Mortality also plays a role .
- 3. In south africa maternal mortality actually rose .
- 4. Hence the significance of the afghanistan mortality survey .
- 5. The second question is the effect of all this on mortality .