mortality

BrE /ˈmɔːt.əl.ɪti/ AmE /ˈmɑːr.t̬ə.lər.ti/

noun en → es

1 DEATH RATE B2

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

  • The country's mortality rate has dropped significantly.

    La tasa de mortalidad del país ha disminuido significativamente.

2 FATALITY C1

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

  • He faced his mortality when he was diagnosed with cancer.

    Él enfrentó su mortalidad cuando fue diagnosticado con cáncer.