mortality
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That life expectancy, however, was heavily skewed by high infant mortality, according to the Social Security Administration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The warning is based on an analysis of 12 key indicators including infant mortality, mental health, obesity, vaccine rates and asthma.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Cancer mortality showed smaller but still substantial differences, varying by about two times.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
At 72, John Malkovich is still working relentlessly, contemplating mortality and finding absurdity everywhere, from octopus attacks to the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
To sing, to scream, to dance barefoot in the woods in the dead of night, with no more awareness of mortality than an animal!
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Poaching and road mortalities are two further threats that need to be addressed to ensure the persistance of leopards in the landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
As airplanes or boats pass and predators like polar bears appear, the walruses panic and stampede into the water, causing trampling-related mortalities.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Gray whales seem to have gone through these more dramatic vacillations, enduring three different periods of major mortalities and bouncing back before the most recent five-year event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
"In addition, production practices, and technology that is increasingly pushing production into riskier conditions and allowing for greater production per site may expose larger and larger populations of fish to conditions that cause mortalities."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Cumulative mortalities of these previously unexposed peoples from Eurasian germs ranged from 50 percent to 100 percent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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