mortality
BrE /ˈmɔːt.əl.ɪti/ AmE /ˈmɑːr.t̬ə.lər.ti/
noun en → es
the rate at which people die in a particular place or group, usually expressed as the number of deaths per year for every 1000 people.
tasa de mortalidad
- mortality rate
Collocations high mortality rate · infant mortality rate
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The country's mortality rate has dropped significantly.
La tasa de mortalidad del país ha disminuido significativamente.
the fact that people die and cannot live forever; the state of being mortal.
mortalidad, condición humana
- a matter of mortality
Collocations face one's mortality · accept one's mortality
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He faced his mortality when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Él enfrentó su mortalidad cuando fue diagnosticado con cáncer.