Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Does mortality mean death rate?

Refers to the state of being mortal (destined to die). In medicine, a term also used for death rate, or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time.

What is an example of mortality?

Mortality is the condition of one day having to die or the rate of failure or loss. An example of mortality is that all animals eventually will die. An example of mortality is the number of high school students who don't graduate.