释义 |
death rateˈdeath rate noun [countable]  - From 1988-1998, the death rate from high blood pressure increased 16 percent.
- However, progress in treating cancer has not been great enough to lower the death rate in the face of increased incidence.
- Men, especially poor men, had a significantly higher death rate than women in their middle years.
- Operative management is not without risk, however, as it has a reported 5-12% death rate.
1the number of deaths for every 100 or every 1,000 people in a particular year and in a particular place → birth rate2the number of deaths each year from a particular disease or in a particular group: childhood death rates |