death rate

[ deth-reyt ]

Origin of death rate

1
First recorded in 1855–60

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British Dictionary definitions for death rate

death rate

noun
  1. the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etc: Also called (esp US): mortality rate

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