Associations to the word «Mortality»

Wiktionary

MORTALITY, noun. The condition of being susceptible to death.
MORTALITY, noun. (demography) The death rate of a population.
MORTALITY RATE, noun. The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time.
MORTALITY RATES, noun. Plural of mortality rate

Dictionary definition

MORTALITY, noun. The quality or state of being mortal.
MORTALITY, noun. The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke