| NOUN | time | death rate, deathrate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area |
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| Meaning | The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year. | |
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| Synonyms | deathrate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate | |
| Narrower | infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate | The death rate during the first year of life |
| neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate | The death rate during the first 28 days of life | |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Spanish | índice de mortalidad, morbilidad, mortalidad, tasa de mortalidad | |
| Catalan | mortalitat, taxa de mortalitat | |
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