death risk
Likelihood of dying
Death risk is the probability of dying from a particular cause, activity, or condition.
Actuaries calculate death risk for insurance purposes; epidemiologists measure it for public health.
The term appears in discussions of everything from skydiving to surgery: The death risk from the procedure is about one in ten thousand.
Compare with mortality rate, which measures deaths across populations.
- mortalityState of eventual death
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- hazardSource of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- lethalCausing or capable of death
peril · survival · threat · exposure · vulnerability · near miss · close call · casualty · odds · probability · high stakes · Russian roulette · terminal · life-threatening · playing with fire · toxicity · harm · accident
death risksurvival odds
Likelihood of staying alive
survival rate · life expectancy · recovery rate · cure rate · longevity
death risksafety
Freedom from harm
protection · security · safety margin · safeguard · life assurance