Definition of mortality in English:

mortality

nounPlural mortalities mɔːˈtalɪtimɔrˈtælədi

mass noun

1The state of being subject to death.
the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality
Example sentencesExamples
- Many people knew someone who died, and it reminds people of their own mortality.
- Their lives will be complicated by issues of timing, courage and mortality.
- When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality.
- Why is it that we humans are subject to mortality?
- Fat people who manage to stay reasonably fit seem to have a risk of mortality little different to people of normal weight.
- It poses a particular dilemma for a species already predisposed to enter a state of denial about personal mortality.
- Fear gets you in touch with your own mortality; death is the most potent fear.
- It certainly brings up mortality and how we'll feel when faced with death.
- Critics say that, unsurprisingly, death and mortality have been the chief preoccupations of his recent writings.
Synonyms
impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability
2Death, especially on a large scale.
the causes of mortality among infants and young children
Example sentencesExamples
- Maternal deaths have been shown to account for a substantial burden of mortality among refugee women of reproductive age.
- We defined cardiovascular mortality as all deaths in which the cause was registered as being related to the heart.
- Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality among nursing home residents.
- Infant and child mortality have dropped sharply, and life expectancy has risen considerably.
- Patients with schizophrenia suffer from increased physical ill health and excess mortality.
- In several western countries mortality among young men is rising.
- Still, he cautions, nor are we exposed to the risks of illness, or high childhood mortality, faced by our ancestors.
- The most dramatic and perhaps most significant cause of natural mortality among gray whales is predation by killer whales.
- Infant and child mortality in the region is at least 50% higher than in neighbouring China.
- Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide.
- Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among residents of nursing homes.
- The difficult subject of child mortality and attitudes to it are discussed, using evidence that is inevitably incomplete.
- Women have many children but there is a high rate of infant and child mortality.
- It is no surprise that even today TB is the leading infectious cause of mortality among adults.
- At the same time, levels of excess female child mortality have been rising, as parents seek to ensure having sons.
- Five studies assessed mortality among frail older people who were at risk of adverse outcomes.
- Low birth weight and preterm birth are powerful determinants of morbidity and mortality in newborn babies and infants.
- The relative contribution of cancer to overall mortality has been increasing in recent decades.
Synonyms
death, loss of life, dying
1. 2.1 The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause.
  post-operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations
  Example sentencesExamples
  Amongst very young chicks the mortality rate was quite high.
  Accordingly, mortality was higher among juveniles than adults and in spring than in winter.
  Overall mortality among the fathers was higher than that in the mothers partly because the mean age of the fathers was higher.
  The under-fives mortality rate had fallen steadily to 56 deaths per 1,000 births.
  The mortality rate for refugees in the overloaded and decrepit boats continues to rise.
  Deaths from both diseases are falling, but the heart disease mortality rate has declined by more.
  The mortality rate in his maternity wards eventually dropped to less than one percent.
  But the hospital's mortality rate is 113, which puts it just above the average band.
  If it could be proved that such centres would reduce the cancer mortality rate, few could argue against their introduction.
  The report revealed the trust had the lowest mortality rate in the region and was among the top 10 in England.
  Our data indicate increasing mortality among people with schizophrenia.
  The mortality rate from cancer has fallen by 12 per cent in the last six years.
  A high maternal mortality rate automatically exposes the lack of universal and safe health care.
  We are seeing a decline in human mortality, people are living longer around the world, even in the poorest countries.
  But the lung cancer mortality rate for both men and women has seen a gradual decline since 1980.
  A high hospital mortality rate might reflect substandard care or simply a busy emergency room.
  Inequalities in health and mortality exist among different socioeconomic groups.
  The mortality rate has risen one-and-a-half times over the same period.
  Major trauma, particularly serious head injury, is associated with high mortality in people over 65 years.
  The child mortality rate has more than doubled in the past decade and the average life expectancy at birth is just 58 years.
  Synonyms
  impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal).

Definition of mortality in US English:

mortality

nounmôrˈtalədēmɔrˈtælədi

1The state of being subject to death.
the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality
Example sentencesExamples
- It certainly brings up mortality and how we'll feel when faced with death.
- It poses a particular dilemma for a species already predisposed to enter a state of denial about personal mortality.
- Why is it that we humans are subject to mortality?
- Fat people who manage to stay reasonably fit seem to have a risk of mortality little different to people of normal weight.
- Fear gets you in touch with your own mortality; death is the most potent fear.
- When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality.
- Critics say that, unsurprisingly, death and mortality have been the chief preoccupations of his recent writings.
- Many people knew someone who died, and it reminds people of their own mortality.
- Their lives will be complicated by issues of timing, courage and mortality.
Synonyms
impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability
2Death, especially on a large scale.
the causes of mortality among infants and young children
Example sentencesExamples
- Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality among nursing home residents.
- Five studies assessed mortality among frail older people who were at risk of adverse outcomes.
- Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide.
- The difficult subject of child mortality and attitudes to it are discussed, using evidence that is inevitably incomplete.
- Patients with schizophrenia suffer from increased physical ill health and excess mortality.
- Women have many children but there is a high rate of infant and child mortality.
- The relative contribution of cancer to overall mortality has been increasing in recent decades.
- In several western countries mortality among young men is rising.
- At the same time, levels of excess female child mortality have been rising, as parents seek to ensure having sons.
- We defined cardiovascular mortality as all deaths in which the cause was registered as being related to the heart.
- Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among residents of nursing homes.
- Infant and child mortality have dropped sharply, and life expectancy has risen considerably.
- It is no surprise that even today TB is the leading infectious cause of mortality among adults.
- Still, he cautions, nor are we exposed to the risks of illness, or high childhood mortality, faced by our ancestors.
- The most dramatic and perhaps most significant cause of natural mortality among gray whales is predation by killer whales.
- Maternal deaths have been shown to account for a substantial burden of mortality among refugee women of reproductive age.
- Low birth weight and preterm birth are powerful determinants of morbidity and mortality in newborn babies and infants.
- Infant and child mortality in the region is at least 50% higher than in neighbouring China.
Synonyms
death, loss of life, dying
1. 2.1 The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause.
  postoperative mortality was 90 percent for some operations
  Example sentencesExamples
  The mortality rate for refugees in the overloaded and decrepit boats continues to rise.
  We are seeing a decline in human mortality, people are living longer around the world, even in the poorest countries.
  Our data indicate increasing mortality among people with schizophrenia.
  Deaths from both diseases are falling, but the heart disease mortality rate has declined by more.
  Accordingly, mortality was higher among juveniles than adults and in spring than in winter.
  The mortality rate in his maternity wards eventually dropped to less than one percent.
  But the lung cancer mortality rate for both men and women has seen a gradual decline since 1980.
  Major trauma, particularly serious head injury, is associated with high mortality in people over 65 years.
  A high hospital mortality rate might reflect substandard care or simply a busy emergency room.
  Amongst very young chicks the mortality rate was quite high.
  The under-fives mortality rate had fallen steadily to 56 deaths per 1,000 births.
  But the hospital's mortality rate is 113, which puts it just above the average band.
  The mortality rate from cancer has fallen by 12 per cent in the last six years.
  The report revealed the trust had the lowest mortality rate in the region and was among the top 10 in England.
  Overall mortality among the fathers was higher than that in the mothers partly because the mean age of the fathers was higher.
  The child mortality rate has more than doubled in the past decade and the average life expectancy at birth is just 58 years.
  A high maternal mortality rate automatically exposes the lack of universal and safe health care.
  The mortality rate has risen one-and-a-half times over the same period.
  If it could be proved that such centres would reduce the cancer mortality rate, few could argue against their introduction.
  Inequalities in health and mortality exist among different socioeconomic groups.
  Synonyms
  impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal).

单词	mortality
释义	Definition of mortality in English: mortality nounPlural mortalities mɔːˈtalɪtimɔrˈtælədi mass noun 1The state of being subject to death. the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality Example sentencesExamples Many people knew someone who died, and it reminds people of their own mortality. Their lives will be complicated by issues of timing, courage and mortality. When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality. Why is it that we humans are subject to mortality? Fat people who manage to stay reasonably fit seem to have a risk of mortality little different to people of normal weight. It poses a particular dilemma for a species already predisposed to enter a state of denial about personal mortality. Fear gets you in touch with your own mortality; death is the most potent fear. It certainly brings up mortality and how we'll feel when faced with death. Critics say that, unsurprisingly, death and mortality have been the chief preoccupations of his recent writings. Synonyms impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability 2Death, especially on a large scale. the causes of mortality among infants and young children Example sentencesExamples Maternal deaths have been shown to account for a substantial burden of mortality among refugee women of reproductive age. We defined cardiovascular mortality as all deaths in which the cause was registered as being related to the heart. Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality among nursing home residents. Infant and child mortality have dropped sharply, and life expectancy has risen considerably. Patients with schizophrenia suffer from increased physical ill health and excess mortality. In several western countries mortality among young men is rising. Still, he cautions, nor are we exposed to the risks of illness, or high childhood mortality, faced by our ancestors. The most dramatic and perhaps most significant cause of natural mortality among gray whales is predation by killer whales. Infant and child mortality in the region is at least 50% higher than in neighbouring China. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among residents of nursing homes. The difficult subject of child mortality and attitudes to it are discussed, using evidence that is inevitably incomplete. Women have many children but there is a high rate of infant and child mortality. It is no surprise that even today TB is the leading infectious cause of mortality among adults. At the same time, levels of excess female child mortality have been rising, as parents seek to ensure having sons. Five studies assessed mortality among frail older people who were at risk of adverse outcomes. Low birth weight and preterm birth are powerful determinants of morbidity and mortality in newborn babies and infants. The relative contribution of cancer to overall mortality has been increasing in recent decades. Synonyms death, loss of life, dying 2.1 The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause. post-operative mortality was 90 per cent for some operations Example sentencesExamples Amongst very young chicks the mortality rate was quite high. Accordingly, mortality was higher among juveniles than adults and in spring than in winter. Overall mortality among the fathers was higher than that in the mothers partly because the mean age of the fathers was higher. The under-fives mortality rate had fallen steadily to 56 deaths per 1,000 births. The mortality rate for refugees in the overloaded and decrepit boats continues to rise. Deaths from both diseases are falling, but the heart disease mortality rate has declined by more. The mortality rate in his maternity wards eventually dropped to less than one percent. But the hospital's mortality rate is 113, which puts it just above the average band. If it could be proved that such centres would reduce the cancer mortality rate, few could argue against their introduction. The report revealed the trust had the lowest mortality rate in the region and was among the top 10 in England. Our data indicate increasing mortality among people with schizophrenia. The mortality rate from cancer has fallen by 12 per cent in the last six years. A high maternal mortality rate automatically exposes the lack of universal and safe health care. We are seeing a decline in human mortality, people are living longer around the world, even in the poorest countries. But the lung cancer mortality rate for both men and women has seen a gradual decline since 1980. A high hospital mortality rate might reflect substandard care or simply a busy emergency room. Inequalities in health and mortality exist among different socioeconomic groups. The mortality rate has risen one-and-a-half times over the same period. Major trauma, particularly serious head injury, is associated with high mortality in people over 65 years. The child mortality rate has more than doubled in the past decade and the average life expectancy at birth is just 58 years. Synonyms impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal). Definition of mortality in US English: mortality nounmôrˈtalədēmɔrˈtælədi 1The state of being subject to death. the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of mortality Example sentencesExamples It certainly brings up mortality and how we'll feel when faced with death. It poses a particular dilemma for a species already predisposed to enter a state of denial about personal mortality. Why is it that we humans are subject to mortality? Fat people who manage to stay reasonably fit seem to have a risk of mortality little different to people of normal weight. Fear gets you in touch with your own mortality; death is the most potent fear. When Hamlet banters with the gravediggers, he becomes a clown himself, even if the subject matter is mortality. Critics say that, unsurprisingly, death and mortality have been the chief preoccupations of his recent writings. Many people knew someone who died, and it reminds people of their own mortality. Their lives will be complicated by issues of timing, courage and mortality. Synonyms impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability 2Death, especially on a large scale. the causes of mortality among infants and young children Example sentencesExamples Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality among nursing home residents. Five studies assessed mortality among frail older people who were at risk of adverse outcomes. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. The difficult subject of child mortality and attitudes to it are discussed, using evidence that is inevitably incomplete. Patients with schizophrenia suffer from increased physical ill health and excess mortality. Women have many children but there is a high rate of infant and child mortality. The relative contribution of cancer to overall mortality has been increasing in recent decades. In several western countries mortality among young men is rising. At the same time, levels of excess female child mortality have been rising, as parents seek to ensure having sons. We defined cardiovascular mortality as all deaths in which the cause was registered as being related to the heart. Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among residents of nursing homes. Infant and child mortality have dropped sharply, and life expectancy has risen considerably. It is no surprise that even today TB is the leading infectious cause of mortality among adults. Still, he cautions, nor are we exposed to the risks of illness, or high childhood mortality, faced by our ancestors. The most dramatic and perhaps most significant cause of natural mortality among gray whales is predation by killer whales. Maternal deaths have been shown to account for a substantial burden of mortality among refugee women of reproductive age. Low birth weight and preterm birth are powerful determinants of morbidity and mortality in newborn babies and infants. Infant and child mortality in the region is at least 50% higher than in neighbouring China. Synonyms death, loss of life, dying 2.1 The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause. postoperative mortality was 90 percent for some operations Example sentencesExamples The mortality rate for refugees in the overloaded and decrepit boats continues to rise. We are seeing a decline in human mortality, people are living longer around the world, even in the poorest countries. Our data indicate increasing mortality among people with schizophrenia. Deaths from both diseases are falling, but the heart disease mortality rate has declined by more. Accordingly, mortality was higher among juveniles than adults and in spring than in winter. The mortality rate in his maternity wards eventually dropped to less than one percent. But the lung cancer mortality rate for both men and women has seen a gradual decline since 1980. Major trauma, particularly serious head injury, is associated with high mortality in people over 65 years. A high hospital mortality rate might reflect substandard care or simply a busy emergency room. Amongst very young chicks the mortality rate was quite high. The under-fives mortality rate had fallen steadily to 56 deaths per 1,000 births. But the hospital's mortality rate is 113, which puts it just above the average band. The mortality rate from cancer has fallen by 12 per cent in the last six years. The report revealed the trust had the lowest mortality rate in the region and was among the top 10 in England. Overall mortality among the fathers was higher than that in the mothers partly because the mean age of the fathers was higher. The child mortality rate has more than doubled in the past decade and the average life expectancy at birth is just 58 years. A high maternal mortality rate automatically exposes the lack of universal and safe health care. The mortality rate has risen one-and-a-half times over the same period. If it could be proved that such centres would reduce the cancer mortality rate, few could argue against their introduction. Inequalities in health and mortality exist among different socioeconomic groups. Synonyms impermanence, temporality, transience, ephemerality, impermanency, perishability Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin mortalitas, from mortalis (see mortal).
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