death rate

the number of deaths per year per thousand of population in a given community, area, or group: sometimes other units of time or population are used

See death rate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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.

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