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mortality rate

measure of the number of deaths in a population from a given cause, scaled by population, in a set period of time
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Summary

mortality rate is a demographic indicator[1]. It draws 2,541 Wikipedia views per month (demographic indicator category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: rate[3]
  • Subclass of: risk metric[4]
  • Said to be the same as: mortality[5]
  • Opposite of: birth rate[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mortality rates[7]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[9]
  • Related Wikidata property: P8763[10]
  • Main Wikidata property: P10091[11]
  • Different from: lethality[12]
  • Has list: WDI/SH.DYN.MORT data series[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[14]

Why It Matters

mortality rate has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → WDI/SH.DYN.MORT data series
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Said to be the same as: mortality"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004338-umrtnost
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0004338-umrtnost, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → mortality
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Medicine
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → risk metric
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 5003, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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