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mortality

/mɔɹˈtælɪti/ noun C1
  1. The state of being susceptible to death. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Deaths resulting from an event (such as a war, epidemic or disaster). (countable, uncountable)
  3. The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Death. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

Plural mortalities

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I think it is time to stop this torrent of mortality.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 816 · C1

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