Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Mortality

All deaths reported in a given population.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

All deaths reported in a given population.

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MeSH Qualifier

Used as a Subheading

Mortality is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000401), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:

Used with human and veterinary diseases for mortality statistics. For deaths resulting from various procedures statistically but for a death resulting in a specific case, use FATAL OUTCOME, not /mortality.

Qualifier ID
Q000401
Qualifier Tree
Y09.010.020

Indexing annotation

subhead only; includes "survival"; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.47; DF: /mortal or /MO CATALOG: may be subdivided geographically

Subheading synonyms

  • death rate
  • survival

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Synonyms

38 entry terms
  • Death Rate
  • Mortality Rate
  • Death Rates
  • Mortalities
  • Mortality Rates
  • Rate, Death
  • Rate, Mortality
  • Age Specific Death Rate
  • Age-Specific Death Rate
  • CFR Case Fatality Rate
  • Case Fatality Rate
  • Crude Death Rate
  • Crude Mortality Rate
  • Decline, Mortality
  • Determinants, Mortality
  • Differential Mortality
  • Excess Mortality
  • Mortality Decline
  • Mortality Determinants
  • Mortality, Differential
  • Mortality, Excess
  • Age-Specific Death Rates
  • Case Fatality Rates
  • Crude Death Rates
  • Crude Mortality Rates
  • Death Rate, Age-Specific
  • Death Rate, Crude
  • Determinant, Mortality
  • Differential Mortalities
  • Excess Mortalities
  • Mortality Declines
  • Mortality Determinant
  • Mortality Rate, Crude
  • Rate, Age-Specific Death
  • Rate, Case Fatality
  • Rate, Crude Death
  • Rate, Crude Mortality
  • Rates, Case Fatality

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal; a statistical concept, not for individual deaths in case reports ( = FATAL OUTCOME); do not confuse with DEATH, the biological, physiological or psychological concept; IM general only; prefer / mortal with diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.47; specify geographic term if pertinent

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History Note

1963; for MORTALITY, PREMATURE use INFANT MORTALITY 1995-2004

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.318w.308w.985w.550w
  2. N01.224w.935w.698w
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.975w.550w
  4. N06.850w.520w.308w.985w.550w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mortality. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009026
  2. Mortality. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate
  3. Mortality. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58702