B2nounformalhealthphilosophy
US/mɔːrˈtæl.ə.ti/
UK/mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/
the fact that every person must die, or the number of deaths in a group
In context
Seeing his grandfather grow old made him think about his own mortality.
Infant mortality has fallen sharply in the country over the last fifty years.
The study found a higher mortality rate among patients who smoked.
Words that go with mortality
noun + noun
- mortality rateThe mortality rate dropped after the new hospital opened.
adjective + noun
- infant mortalityInfant mortality is still high in some regions.
- child mortalityClean water helps reduce child mortality.
verb + noun
- face his own mortalityA serious illness forced him to face his own mortality.
- reduce mortalityVaccines greatly reduce mortality from the disease.