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mortality

noun condicio mortalis, death, evanescence, extinction, fatality, fugaciousness, human race, humanity, humanness, impermanence, man, mankind, mortalitas, mortalness, subjection to death, temporary existence, transitoriness
Associated concepts: mortality tables

See also: death, demise, fatality

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Presumably, patients requiring liver transplants would steer clear of centers with high mortality rates, if they were informed about survival statistics and had a choice as to where their transplants would be performed.

Small liver transplant centers have higher mortality rates-UNOS study

Considering that the plateau occurs at the greatest mortality rate allowable in the simulation, they also conclude that "if this [MA] process were the only important one determining mortality rates then the mortality rates in the plateau would eventually rise to 100%" (p.

Mortality plateaus and the evolution of senescence: why are old-age mortality rates so low?

On the reasons behind high newborn mortality rate, the report says that this is partly because newborn deaths are difficult to address with a single drug or intervention and they require a system-wide approach.

Unicef says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

The study, released Thursday by the University of Texas System and UT Health Northeast, calculated infant mortality rates - the number of infant deaths under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births in a given area during the same year - for ZIP codes of communities with more than 400 births from 2011 to 2014.

Texas' infant mortality rates vary across state, among ethnic groups, study shows

Furthermore, considering that the recurrence and mortality rates of our series are lower than those reported above, we can easily recommend elective surgery in patients in ASA class III in addition to patients in classes I and II.

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Infant mortality rates are calculated by dividing the number of registered deaths of infants by the number of registered live births within a calendar year.

New evidence on historical Infant Mortality Rates

The researcher's findings are illustrated in the map below, which shows that mortality rates are especially high in some regions of the country and far greater than the national average.

Which States Have The Most Heart Disease Deaths?

Conclusion: The decrease in early neonatal mortality rate could be best explained by productive operation of the new neonatal intensive care unit which had been established after 2002.

Assesment of perinatal mortality in two different periods: results of a single center

Our target is to reduce neonatal mortality rate to less than 25/1000 till 2018 while currently the rate is 55/1000, he said.

MNCH producing results despite lack of funds

Areas with a large Indigenous population consistently represented the highest maternal and infant mortality rates, such as Winnipeg's Port Douglas or downtown core, which has an infant mortality rate at 7.

Report indicates indigenous mothers, babies suffer greatest risks

Americans continue to have a 100 percent ultimate mortality rate, but they are reaching the final outcome a little more slowly.

5 states where the Alzheimer's death rate soared

infant mortality rate (IMR) compares unfavorably to that of other developed countries, ranking 51st in the world in 2013.