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death rate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈdeath rate noun [countable]  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 rate2 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 rateOperative 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.
ˈdeath rate nounChineseSyllable
or Corpus every 100 every of for 1,000 the deaths number


death rate
ˈdeath rate noun [countable]
1. the number of deaths for every 100 or every 1,000 people in a particular year and in a particular place ⇨ birth rate
2. the number of deaths each year from a particular disease or in a particular group:
    childhood death rates


death rateBrE /ˈdeθ reɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdeθ reɪt/ 🔊 nounthe number of deaths every year for every 1 000 people in the population of a place 死亡率(某地每年每 1 000 人的死亡人数)a high/low death rate 高/低死亡率the number of deaths every year from a particular disease or in a particular group (某种疾病或某个群体的)死亡率Death rates from heart disease have risen considerably in recent years. 近年来心脏病的死亡率大大上升了。🔊🔊