noun
Meaning 1
The number of people that die per a number of cases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
fatality rate
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noun
Meaning 2
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rate
Narrower terms: infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate
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