Spanish word

mortalidad

Pronunciation

IPA/moɾtaliˈðað/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmortality rate

Example

La mortalidad infantil sigue siendo alta en algunas regiones.

The infant mortality rate remains high in some regions.

Illustration for mortalidad (mortality rate)

More examples

La tasa de mortalidad por accidentes de tráfico ha disminuido.

The mortality rate from traffic accidents has decreased.

Core concept

Ratio of deaths to the total population over a defined period.

Common phrases

  • tasa de mortalidad

    mortality rate

  • mortalidad infantil

    infant mortality

  • mortalidad por accidentes

    mortality from accidents

Similar words

muerte: The end of an individual's life, the event when a person dies.
fallecimiento: Death described politely or formally, commonly used in official notices.

Definition in Spanish

Indicador que muestra cuántas muertes ocurren en relación con la población total en un lapso de tiempo.

Word origin

From the adjective mortal 'relating to death' plus the abstract-forming suffix -idad (from Latin mortālis), producing a noun used for death statistics.

Usage tips

  • Frequently appears in fixed collocations like 'tasa de mortalidad' for a numeric rate and 'mortalidad infantil' for child mortality, so learn those phrases rather than using the bare word alone.

Other meanings

  • mortalitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • mortalfataladjective
  • mortalmentefatallyadverb

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