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death rate

[ deth reyt ]

death rate

noun

  1. the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etc Also called (esp US)mortality rate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of death rate1

First recorded in 1855–60
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The strategy also has weary critics who say the notion of “meeting addicts where they are†has not proven effective enough at getting people to seek treatment or lowering death rates.

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The government says it is part of a range of measures being introduced to tackle drug deaths in Scotland, which has the highest recorded death rate in Europe.

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The death rate perpetuated stereotypes about drug dealers willing to shoot it out to the bitter end, risking the lives of their loved ones nearby and despite knowing the cops don’t miss.

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When the figure reached one million the following year, the Times waited two weeks before representing all one million Americans as dots in a nonetheless valuable investigation of disparities in death rates.

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Though national metrics are unavailable, data from New York City show that the death rate fell 60 percent between 1875 and 1925.

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