mortality

Example Sentences

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The program is one of several reasons why Los Angeles County officials reported a double-digit reduction in the homeless mortality rate in 2024, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Loss of the Y chromosome has been tied to worse outcomes from COVID, which may help explain why men have higher mortality rates.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

He said becoming aware of his own mortality "brought everything into focus".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Graunt compiled statistics for the number born and dying each year, and the causes of death, from the annual bills of mortality that were published in London.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton