WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
death′ rate′, 
  1. the number of deaths per unit, usually 1000, of population in a given place and time.
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
death rate n
  1. the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etcAlso called (esp US): mortality rate
'death rate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
downswing - mortality rate - vital statistics - mortality - race suicide

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