死亡率 (sǐ wáng lǜ) — death rate; mortality rate

Definition

Examples

• 这个国家的死亡率正在逐年下降。
  Zhè ge guó jiā de sǐ wáng lǜ zhèng zài zhú nián xià jiàng.
  This country's mortality rate is decreasing year by year.
• 吸烟会显著提高肺癌的死亡率。
  Xī yān huì xiǎn zhù tí gāo fèi ái de sǐ wáng lǜ.
  Smoking significantly increases the mortality rate of lung cancer.
• 医疗条件改善后，婴儿死亡率降低了很多。
  Yī liáo tiáo jiàn gǎi shàn hòu, yīng ér sǐ wáng lǜ jiàng dī le hěn duō.
  After medical conditions improved, the infant mortality rate dropped a lot.