柯林斯詞典death rate (death rates) 1. N-COUNT The death rate is the number of people per thousand who die in a particular area during a particular period of time. 死亡率 By the turn of the century, Pittsburgh had the highest death rate in the United States. 到了世紀交替時,匹茲堡的死亡率居全美之首。 返回 death-rate