Mortality
Definition
Mortality: All deaths reported in a given population.
Annotations
a statistical concept, not for individual DEATHs in case reports ( = FATAL OUTCOME); do not confuse with DEATH, the physiol dying or DEATH; IM GEN only; prefer /mortal with diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.47; specify geog; for human & animal; DF: MORTAL
Other Entries
Death Rate
Age Specific Death Rate
Age-Specific Death Rate
Case Fatality Rate
Decline, Mortality
Determinants, Mortality
Differential Mortality
Excess Mortality
Mortality Decline
Mortality Determinants
Mortality, Differential
Mortality, Excess
Mortality, Premature
Premature Mortality
Age-Specific Death Rates
Case Fatality Rates
Death Rate, Age-Specific
Death Rates
Death Rates, Age-Specific
Declines, Mortality
Determinant, Mortality
Differential Mortalities
Excess Mortalities
Mortalities
Mortalities, Differential
Mortalities, Excess
Mortalities, Premature
Mortality Declines
Mortality Determinant
Premature Mortalities
Rate, Age-Specific Death
Rate, Case Fatality
Rate, Death
Rates, Age-Specific Death
Rates, Case Fatality
Rates, Death
Allowable Qualifiers
Categories
Entry Date
01-01-1999
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
