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TASA MORTANDAD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mortality rate
1, record 1, English, mortality%20rate
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- death rate 2, record 1, English, death%20rate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of death to the total population during a given period of time. 3, record 1, English, - mortality%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is often expressed as a number per 100,000 to facilitate interpretation (for example, 18.3 deaths per year per 100,000 population). 3, record 1, English, - mortality%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mortality rate; death rate: Even though they are two different concepts, some authors use "death rate" and its synonym "mortality rate" to refer to the case-fatality rate. 3, record 1, English, - mortality%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mortality rate: designation standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 1, English, - mortality%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux de mortalité
1, record 1, French, taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taux de décès 2, record 1, French, taux%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport entre la mortalité et l'effectif d'une population pendant une période donnée. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est souvent exprimé en nombre par 100 000 pour en faciliter l'interprétation (par exemple 18,3 décès par an par 100 000 personnes). 3, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taux de mortalité : Même s'il s'agit de deux notions différentes, certains auteurs utilisent «taux de mortalité» pour désigner le taux de létalité. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
taux de mortalité : désignation normalisée par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 4, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Demografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de mortalidad
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20mortalidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- índice de mortalidad 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20de%20mortalidad
correct, masculine noun
- tasa de mortandad 3, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20mortandad
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proporción entre el número de fallecidos en una población durante un determinado lapso de tiempo y la población total en ese mismo período. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20mortalidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tasa de mortalidad: No confundir con "tasa de letalidad", que el "Diccionario de términos médicos", de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España, define como "cociente entre el número de fallecimientos a causa de una determinada enfermedad en un período de tiempo y el número de afectados por esa misma enfermedad en ese mismo período". 4, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20mortalidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tasa de mortandad: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la expresión "tasa de mortandad" es incorrecta ya que "mortandad" significa una "gran cantidad de muertes causadas por epidemia, cataclismo, peste o guerra". 3, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20mortalidad
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