mortality
noun
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Young people tend to assume they will never die, but a person's sense of his or her mortality generally increases year by year, and often increases greatly after a serious accident or illness. Still, many people refuse to change behaviors that would improve their chances of living into old age. Mortality rates are calculated by government agencies, insurance companies, and medical researchers. Infant mortality rates (the rate at which infants die in childbirth) provide a good indicator of a country's overall health; in recent years, the rates in countries like Iceland, Singapore, and Japan have been much better than in the U.S.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Her latest album, The Great Impersonator, details the impact her illness had on her perceptions of mortality, motherhood, and her positioning as a public figure.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Key Takeaways Overall breast cancer mortality has decreased by 44% since 1989, but disparities persist in minority groups.
—Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortality. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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