death rate; mortality rate; case fatality rate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
death rate; mortality rate (ratio of deaths to total population in a given period)
technicalUsually expressed per thousand (‰). A key demographic indicator typically calculated annually.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
zài在
guò过
qù去
shí十
nián年
lǐ里
xiǎn显
zhù著
xià下
jiàng降
。
The death rate in this country has declined significantly over the past decade.
Sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
tōng通
cháng常
yǐ以
qiān千
fēn分
lǜ率
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
。
The mortality rate is usually expressed per thousand.
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Chū出
shēng生
lǜ率
hé和
sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
gòng共
tóng同
jué决
dìng定
le了
rén人
kǒu口
zēng增
zhǎng长
lǜ率
。
Birth rates and death rates together determine the population growth rate.
noun
case fatality rate; mortality rate (ratio of deaths from a specific disease to total cases)
technicalA medical epidemiological term indicating the severity or lethality of a specific disease.
Kuáng狂
quǎn犬
bìng病
de的
sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
hěn很
gāo高
，
yī一
dàn旦
fā发
bìng病
jī几
hū乎
wú无
fǎ法
jiù救
zhì治
。
The mortality rate of rabies is very high; once symptoms appear, it is almost always fatal.
Suí随
zhe着
yī医
liáo疗
jì技
shù术
de的
jìn进
bù步
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
de的
sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
yǐ已
jīng经
dà大
dà大
jiàng降
dī低
。
With advances in medical technology, the case fatality rate of this disease has dropped significantly.
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Yī医
shēng生
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
jiàng降
dī低
zhòng重
zhèng症
huàn患
zhě者
de的
sǐ死
wáng亡
lǜ率
。
Doctors are researching how to reduce the mortality rate among severely ill patients.