All-cause mortality

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000388",
  "term": "All-cause mortality",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A term that refers to death from any cause. In statistics, all-cause mortality is usually a measure of the total number of deaths from any cause in a specific group of people over a specific period of time. For example, all-cause mortality may be reported for people who live in one area of the country or who are of a specific gender, age, race, or ethnic group.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/all-cause-mortality/"
}