death rate

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ˈdeath rate noun [countableC]

1. Sthe number of deaths for every 100 or every 1,000 people in a particular year and in a particular place 死亡率〔某年某地每百人或每千人中的死亡人数〕 → birth rate

2 the number of deaths each year from a particular disease or in a particular group 〔某种疾病或某一群体的〕死亡率

childhood death rates

儿童死亡率

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death rate• Operative management is not without risk, however, as it has a reported 5-12% death rate.• Men, especially poor men, had a significantly higher death rate than women in their middle years.• 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.

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