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mortality

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as in death
the death especially of large numbers of people or animals Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.

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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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