how to pronounce mortality

/mɔːɹˈtælətiː/

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mortality is pronounced in four syllables

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iː

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An example use of mortality in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… how you die mortality and disease rates …”

meaning of mortality

Mortality is the quality or state of being mortal.

mortality frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word mortality occurs in english on average 5.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.