French word

mortalité

Pronunciation

IPA/mɔʁtalite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmortality rate

Example

La mortalité dans ce pays est faible.

The mortality rate in this country is low.

Illustration for mortalité (mortality rate)

More examples

Une forte mortalité s'observe chez les personnes âgées.

A high mortality rate is observed among older people.

Core concept

A population chart with a portion shaded to show deaths over one chosen period.

Common phrases

  • taux de mortalité

    mortality rate

  • mortalité élevée

    high mortality rate

Similar words

décès: The reported count of people who died.
nombre de morts: The total number of deaths recorded for an event or period.

Definition in French

Proportion de décès dans une population donnée pendant une période déterminée.

Word origin

French mortalité comes from Latin mortalitas, formed from mortalis, meaning 'mortal', with the abstract-noun suffix -itas.

Usage tips

  • In demographic and medical writing, mortalité names a rate or proportion, while décès or nombre de morts refers to deaths counted as people.

Opposites

Related words

  • morteldeadlyadjective
  • mortellementfatallyadverb

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