English noun: death rate | |||
1. | death rate (time) the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year | ||
Synonyms | deathrate, fatality rate, mortality, mortality rate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate | ||