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mortality table

noun

, Insurance.
  1. an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.


mortality table

noun

  1. insurance an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and death frequency for a given age, occupation, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mortality table1

First recorded in 1875–80

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