mortality
noun
Thomas Paine
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Young people tend to assume they will never die, but a person's sense of his or her mortality generally increases year by year, and often increases greatly after a serious accident or illness. Still, many people refuse to change behaviors that would improve their chances of living into old age. Mortality rates are calculated by government agencies, insurance companies, and medical researchers. Infant mortality rates (the rate at which infants die in childbirth) provide a good indicator of a country's overall health; in recent years, the rates in countries like Iceland, Singapore, and Japan have been much better than in the U.S.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Good writing is born of mortality: the limits of our body and perspectives—the limits of our very lives.
—Rachel Khong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortality. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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