Definition

Examples

• 这个国家的死亡率正在逐年下降。
  Zhège guójiā de sǐ wáng lǜ zhèngzài zhúnián xiàjiàng.
  This country's mortality rate is decreasing year by year.
• 吸烟会显著提高肺癌的死亡率。
  Xīyān huì xiǎnzhù tígāo fèi'ái de sǐ wáng lǜ.
  Smoking significantly increases the mortality rate of lung cancer.
• 医疗条件改善后，婴儿死亡率降低了很多。
  Yīliáo tiáojiàn gǎishàn hòu, yīng'ér sǐ wáng lǜ jiàngdī le hěnduō.
  After medical conditions improved, the infant mortality rate dropped a lot.