Mortality

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005507",
  "term": "Mortality",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Refers to the state of being mortal (destined to die). In medicine, a term also used for death rate, or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time. Mortality may be reported for people who have a certain disease, live in one area of the country, or who are of a certain gender, age, or ethnic group.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mortality/"
}