mortality

/mȯr-ˈta-lə-tē/

noun

  1. the quality or state of being mortal

  2. the death of large numbers (as of people or animals)

  3. death

Her husband's death reminded her of her own mortality.

noun

  1. the ratio between deaths and individuals in a specified population and during a particular time period : the incidence of deaths in a given population during a defined time period (such as one year) that is typically expressed per 1000 or 100,000 individuals : death, rate

an annual mortality rate of 15 deaths per 1000 people

noun

  1. an actuarial table based on mortality statistics over a number of years