per capita death rate

symbol: $m$
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14905
Average number of deaths per population member per time unit. Calculated from death rate \(D\) and population size \(N\) as \[m = D/N\]
See also: per capita rate of increase, population growth
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 924 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'per capita death rate' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14905 RIS BibTex EndNote
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