Mortality

"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.

MeSH information

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All deaths reported in a given population.

Descriptor ID	D009026
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.550 N01.224.935.698 N06.850.505.400.975.550 N06.850.520.308.985.550
Concept/Terms	Mortality Mortality Mortalities 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mortality".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Mortality [N01.224.935.698]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550]

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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.

Bar chart showing 117 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2015 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	2	3
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	4	5
2004	2	0	2
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	4	4
2007	1	1	2
2008	0	2	2
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	3	7	10
2016	6	2	8
2017	4	4	8
2018	1	6	7
2019	6	3	9
2020	3	7	10
2021	4	4	8
2023	0	1	1
2024	3	3	6
2025	0	3	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mortality" by people in Profiles.

Naveed MA, Neppala S, Rehan MO, Azeem B, Chigurupati HD, Ali A, Iqbal R, Mubeen M, Ahmed M, Rana J, Dani SS. Longitudinal trends in heart failure mortality linked to coronary artery disease among adults 65 years and older. Am J Med Sci. 2025 08; 370(2):181-188.

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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 04; 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 05; 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 01; 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 09; 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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Madaniyazi L, Tob?as A, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Jaakkola JJK, Honda Y, Guo Y, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A, Bell ML, Armstrong B, Campbell MJ, Katsouyanni K, Haines A, Ebi KL, Gasparrini A, Hashizume M. Should We Adjust for Season in Time-Series Studies of the Short-Term Association Between Temperature and Mortality? Epidemiology. 2023 05 01; 34(3):313-318.

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