Mortality

Definition: Mortality is incidence of death in a population. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would die in some period of time. Contrast to morbidity.

Terms related to Mortality:

• Morbidity
• Reinsurance
• Indemnity

About.Com Resources on Mortality:

• The Great Mortality - Facing Death
• What Causes Child Mortality?
• Top 10 Causes of Mortality for All Ages in the United States

Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Mortality:

Books on Mortality:

• Markets and Mortality: Economics, Dangerous Work, and the Value of Human Life
• The Mortality Crisis in Transitional Economies Life under Pressure: Mortality and Living Standards in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900

Journal Articles on Mortality:

• Mortality as an indicator of economic success and failure
• Studying the impact of household economic and community variables on child mortality
• Mortality Decline, Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth