"Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
All deaths reported in a given population.
| Descriptor ID |
D009026
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550 N01.224.935.698 N06.850.505.400.975.550 N06.850.520.308.985.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Case Fatality Rate- Case Fatality Rate
- Case Fatality Rates
- Rate, Case Fatality
- Rates, Case Fatality
Mortality, Excess- Mortality, Excess
- Excess Mortalities
- Mortalities, Excess
- Excess Mortality
Decline, Mortality- Decline, Mortality
- Declines, Mortality
- Mortality Declines
- Mortality Decline
Mortality Determinants- Mortality Determinants
- Determinant, Mortality
- Mortality Determinant
- Determinants, Mortality
Mortality, Differential- Mortality, Differential
- Differential Mortalities
- Mortalities, Differential
- Differential Mortality
Age-Specific Death Rate- Age-Specific Death Rate
- Age-Specific Death Rates
- Death Rate, Age-Specific
- Death Rates, Age-Specific
- Rate, Age-Specific Death
- Rates, Age-Specific Death
- Age Specific Death Rate
Death Rate- Death Rate
- Death Rates
- Rate, Death
- Rates, Death
- Mortality Rate
- Mortality Rates
- Rate, Mortality
- Rates, Mortality
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Sayed A, Maron BJ, Rowin EJ, Maron MS. Evidence of Declining Mortality Trends for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the United States and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr; 14(7):e037047.
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Waqas SA, Aamir J, Dani SS, Abramov D, Virani SS, Minhas AMK. CDC WONDER: Trends in diabetes mellitus mortality in the United States from 1968 to 2021. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2025 Mar; 221:112012.
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Skarha J, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Cold-related Mortality in US State and Private Prisons: A Case-Crossover Analysis. Epidemiology. 2025 Mar 01; 36(2):207-215.
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Claudel SE, Verma A. Social Determinants of Health and Cumulative Incidence of Mortality Among US Adults Without Major Chronic Diseases. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May; 40(7):1527-1537.
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Claudel SE, Verma A. Association between adipose deposition and mortality among adults without major cardiovascular risk factors. Diabetes Metab. 2025 Jan; 51(1):101595.
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Perera PS, Miller VE, Fitch KV, Swilley-Martinez ME, Rosen DL, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Marshall BDL, Pence BW, Kavee AL, Proescholdbell SK, Martin RA, Peiper LJ, Ranapurwala SI. Medicaid Expansion and Mortality Among Persons Who Were Formerly Incarcerated. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2429454.
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Tai R, Mariyampillai M, Chekmeyan M, Rosen MP. Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Health Disparities in Radiology Through a Morbidity and Mortality Conference Framework. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1520-1522.
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Garg M, Creechan P, Sadeghpour A, Abramov D, Dani SS, Ganatra S, Al-Kindi SG, Michos ED, Misra A, Deswal A, Palaskas NL, Virani SS, Nambi V, Minhas AMK. Trends of Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality in Breast Cancer in the United States From 1999 to 2019. Am J Cardiol. 2024 06 15; 221:110-112.
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Weston LJ, Kim H, Talegawkar SA, Tucker KL, Correa A, Rebholz CM. Plant-based diets and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in African Americans: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2022 01; 19(1):e1003863.
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Bovell-Ammon BJ, Xuan Z, Paasche-Orlow MK, LaRochelle MR. Association of Incarceration With Mortality by Race From a National Longitudinal Cohort Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 12 01; 4(12):e2133083.