significant Mortality Rate

[silliemillie]

What does Significant Mortality Rate mean? Obviously I know what mortality is but its the word 'significant' that confuses me.
Is it a good rate or bad?

Thanks in advance.

Millie

[bednobs]

bad

[Answerprancer]

A number of deaths some jumped up 'authority' has deemed important enough to log (IMO).

[Answerprancer]

..as if a lower amount would be considered "insignificant" ...pfft.

[silliemillie]

Thanks Bednobs.
Answerprancer - Dont fully understand your answer, this statement was on someones medical records.

[Answerprancer]

Sorry, I thought this was a ethnographical referance, you didn't say.

[Sqad]

I agree with bednobs.

Significant mortality rate..........high chance of dying.

answerprancer.......insignificant.........low chance of dying.

[Answerprancer]

Ah, thanks - just goes to show, AB can be an edumucation to some ;-)

[jno]

I'm expecting a 100% mortality rate for myself, AP, I don't know about you

[silliemillie]

Thank you all for your replys, thought that was the answer but hoping it wasnt if you know what I mean. Millie