mortality

Example Sentences

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He said becoming aware of his own mortality "brought everything into focus".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

This has prompted many of us in preventive cardiology to question how well cardiovascular disease prevention is working if mortality is so high.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 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

“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

Even with recent improvements, infant mortality rates continue to be an embarrassment for a nation that spends more on health care than any other country in the world.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson