How to Use fatality rate in a Sentence

fatality rate

noun
  • The low fatality rate, by the way, isn’t mostly due to the kinds of cars Utahns tend to drive.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • In some outbreaks, the fatality rates have been as high as 50%, Walkes said.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 15 June 2024
  • But while the fatality rate for most wheel well stowaways is high, some people have survived the ordeal.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But while the fatality rate for most wheel well stowaways is high, some people have survived the ordeal.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Hantavirus has a fatality rate up to 40%.
    — Alice Park, Time, 7 May 2026
  • This type of plague is considered the most serious form of the disease, with a high fatality rate.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The injury and fatality rate is 43 times higher than parachuting from a plane.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In a ranking of pedestrian fatality rates among large cities, Dallas came in dead last.
    — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile, jobs in logging, hunting, fishing and refuse have high fatality rates.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Speeding isn’t the only reason why the US has such high road fatality rates.
    — Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
  • The fatality rate is 30 to 40%.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • That means from the moment of exposure, the whole course of illness can last just over a week with a fatality rate of 98%.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Marburg virus, if left untreated, can have a fatality rate of up to 88 percent.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The outlet found a 32 percent fatality rate for that portion of the aircraft.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Aisle seats in the middle section had the poorest outcomes — with a 44% fatality rate.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • While still highly deadly, this is lower than the fatality rate of the Zaire strain, which can be up to 90%.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • The disease has a nearly 40% fatality rate in those who are infected.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • That's the third-highest pedestrian fatality rate in the country.
    — Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The virus has a high fatality rate of up to 50 percent in the Americas.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • Later estimates that tried to capture the toll across the world pegged the case fatality rate between 2% and 3%.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • From past outbreaks, this strain seems to have a fatality rate of between 30 and 50%, says Bhadelia.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Hantavirus is difficult to diagnose and has a high fatality rate.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 May 2026
  • The virus is highly contagious among birds and has a nearly 100% fatality rate.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Filoviruses in general have high fatality rates in humans.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
  • By comparison, aisle seats in the middle of the cabin had a fatality rate of 44 percent.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Hantavirus infections, though rare, cause serious disease and have a high fatality rate.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
  • In Mexico, the disease’s fatality rate can be greater than 40%.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In some model matchups, driver fatality rates were actually lower in the open-air versions.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some estimates put the fatality rate at an average of 100 hikers a year.
    — Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ski safety experts note that as the number of people setting off into the backcountry has grown rapidly, avalanche fatality rates have not grown along with it.
    — Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026

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