| death rate n. The ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The death rate is often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called fatality rate. |
| fatality rate n. See death rate. |
fatality rate fa·tal·i·ty rate (fā-tāl'ĭ-tē, fə-)
n.
See death rate.