##  [Mortality Rate](/mortality-rate) 

  ##  [Mortality Rate](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/mortality-rate-0) 

  

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Definition

A population‑level frequency measure expressing the number of deaths occurring in a specified population during a defined time interval, typically reported as deaths per unit population (for example per 1,000 people) per year; as a ‘crude’ rate it does not control for differences in the population’s age or sex composition.