Mortality Rates
Definition
The measure of deaths within a population over a specific period, often expressed as the number of deaths per thousand individuals.
Analogy
Think of mortality rates as a scoreboard at a sports event. It keeps track of how many players (in this case, people) have exited the game due to death.
Related terms
Life Expectancy: The average number of years an individual is expected to live based on various factors such as health conditions and living standards.
Infant Mortality Rate: The number of deaths among infants under one year old per thousand live births in a given year.
Maternal Mortality Rate: The number of maternal deaths due to pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births in a given time frame.
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