mortality

Synonyms for mortality: fatality, death rate, transience, impermanence, finiteness, human frailty.

Definitions

The state or condition of being subject to death.

The number of deaths in a given population or during a particular period of time.

The relative frequency of deaths in a specific population.

The ancient philosopher spent his entire life contemplating the inevitability of human mortality.

Advances in modern medicine have significantly increased the average life expectancy and reduced infant mortality rates.