1[uncountableU] (also mortality rate / $ .ˈ.../)SSMX the number of deaths during a particular period of time among a particular type or group of people 死亡率;死亡数
Mortality from heart disease varies widely across the world.
心脏病死亡率世界各地差异很大。
infant/child/maternal/adult mortality
an appallingly high infant mortality rate (=number of babies who die)
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MORTALITY | MORTALITY + VERB | MORTALITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤high, low高死亡率;低死亡率◇Poor hygiene led to high mortality among children.衞生條件很差,導致兒童死亡率很高。➤early, premature早亡率;夭亡率◇a condition that often results in premature mortality經常導致患者過早死亡的疾病➤adult, child, infant, juvenile成人/兒童/幼兒/青少年死亡率➤childhood兒童死亡率➤hospital醫院死亡率VERB + MORTALITY➤cause導致死亡◇The disease has caused widespread mortality.這種疾病已經造成了大面積死亡。➤decrease, reduce降低/減少死亡率◇measures that should reduce infant mortality應會降低幼兒死亡率的措施➤increase增加死亡率MORTALITY + VERB➤increase死亡率上升➤decrease, fall死亡率下降MORTALITY + NOUN➤level, rate死亡率➤data, statistics死亡率數據/統計數據➤study死亡率研究➤risk死亡風險➤increase, reduction死亡率的上升/下降PREPOSITION➤mortality among⋯中的死亡率◇Mortality among immigrant groups was higher than average.移民群體的死亡率高於平均水平。➤mortality from⋯造成的死亡人數◇a lower annual mortality from cancer較低的癌症病人年死亡人數PHRASES➤a decline in mortality, an increase in mortality死亡率的下降/上升