mortality

Example Sentences

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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

Flegal has faced criticism for research that found people with a BMI between 30 and 34.9, which is considered obese, had lower mortality rates than people who were considered overweight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“Even though it’s much more rare, the mortality rate for men is 19% higher for breast cancer than for women,” says Ambrose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Insecticides gave good control of flies in 1950 and during this same year the infant mortality rate was reduced by nearly 50 per cent.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson