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mortality

[mawr-tal-i-tee] / mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti /




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Between 2000 and 2023, the WHO Americas region recorded the largest increases in risk of mortality and healthy life loss, while the Western Pacific saw substantial declines.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Neurodegenerative mortality was nearly four times higher in NFL players compared with the general population and remained threefold higher after accounting for competing risks,” they reported in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“This is due to lower benefit ratio for various insurers into the outer years as mortality and longevity impacts become more visible,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It’s too early to know how bad the mortality is going to be this year, but we’re off to a terrible start,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

I had fled in terror from the old beggar’s body because it had been a reminder of my own mortality.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Platt and his colleagues waited several nail-biting days to hear about the assessed damage and potential mortalities of the monkeys.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025

“The cause and impact of these mortalities remains unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

Gannets were also badly affected in 2022, with 11,175 killed in Scotland and an estimated 5,000 mortalities at Grassholm in Wales.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

He says we as if there’s some future of us together where our respective mortalities will matter to each other.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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