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I was told a procedure my mother needs has a mortality rate of 20%, does this mean a 20% chance she'll live or a 20% chance she won't make it?
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20% of death: A mortality rate of 20% means that out of 100 people having the procedure, approximately 20 people on average will die from it and 80 will survive.
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