survival rate
Proportion still living
Survival rate is a statistical measure expressing the proportion of people who remain alive after a specified period following diagnosis of a disease or medical event.
It's most commonly used in medicine and oncology, where five-year survival rate serves as a standard benchmark for evaluating treatment effectiveness and prognosis.
The rate is typically expressed as a percentage: The survival rate for early-stage breast cancer exceeds 90 percent.
Beyond medicine, survival rate applies to any context where continued existence is being measured, from endangered species populations to business startups.
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- life or deathMaximally high stakes
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- cancer survivorOne who overcame malignancy
extinction risk · population decline · species recovery · morbidity · reproductive success · conservation status · remission · early detection · disease progression · five-year · stage four · metastasis · beat the odds · fighting chance · clinical trials · recovery · probability distribution · confidence interval
- Cancermalignant, carcinoma, metastasis, tumor growth, staging
- catch-and-releasecatch-and-release, tag and release, proper grip, wet hands, dehooking
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- mortalitydeath, death knell, deceased, death acceptance, mortality
- ratesroyalty, per diem, interest rates, exchange rates, percentage
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
survival ratemortality rate
Deaths per population measured
death rate · fatality rate · case fatality rate · attrition rate · death toll