case fatality rate
case fatality rate noun: a percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of confirmed (diagnosed) cases (sufferers) of a disease.
Noun
case fatality rate (plural case fatality rates)
- A percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of confirmed (diagnosed) cases (sufferers) of a disease.
- That 3.4 percent mortality rate, though still fluid, is formidable, even compared next to the case fatality rates (the number of deaths compared to the total number of those diagnosed) for other recent outbreaks.2020 March 12, Matt Stieb, “Does the Coronavirus Think I’m Old?”, in New York
case fatality rate meaning in Tamil
case fatality rate in Tamil
- நேர்வு இறப்புவீதம்
Forms of case fatality rate
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Questions about case fatality rate
- What does case fatality rate mean?
- Case fatality rate means a percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of confirmed (diagnosed) cases (sufferers) of a disease.
- What is case fatality rate in Tamil?
- Case fatality rate in Tamil is நேர்வு இறப்புவீதம். See Case fatality rate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is case fatality rate?
- Case fatality rate is a noun.
- What is the plural of case fatality rate?
- The plural of case fatality rate is case fatality rates.
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