Mortality, Premature MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Mortality, Premature
Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.985.550.550; N01.224.935.698.700; N06.850.505.400.975.550.550; N06.850.520.308.985.550.550
Unique ID: D061213
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061213
Scope Note: Deaths that occur before LIFE EXPECTANCY is reached within a given population.
Entry Version: MORTAL PREMATURE
Entry Term(s): Death, Premature; Premature Death; Premature Mortality
Previous Indexing: Life Expectancy (1977-2011); Mortality (1963-2011)
See Also: Life Expectancy
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see Mortality 1995-2011
History Note: 2012; use Mortality 1995-2011
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2017/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

trends (TD)

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Data Collection [E05.318.308]
    - Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
      - Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550]
        
        Cause of Death [E05.318.308.985.550.250]
        
        Child Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.287]
        
        Fatal Outcome [E05.318.308.985.550.325]
        
        Fetal Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.362]
        
        Hospital Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.400]
        
        Infant Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.475]
        
        Maternal Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.500]
        
        Mortality, Premature [E05.318.308.985.550.550]
        
        Survival Rate [E05.318.308.985.550.900]

Population Characteristics [N01]
- Demography [N01.224]
  - Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
    - Mortality [N01.224.935.698]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
    - Demography [N06.850.505.400]
      - Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
        
        Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550]
        
        Cause of Death [N06.850.505.400.975.550.250]
        
        Child Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.287]
        
        Fatal Outcome [N06.850.505.400.975.550.325]
        
        Fetal Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.362]
        
        Hospital Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.400]
        
        Infant Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.475]
        
        Maternal Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.500]
        
        Mortality, Premature [N06.850.505.400.975.550.550]
        
        Survival Rate [N06.850.505.400.975.550.900]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
        
        Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550]
        
        Cause of Death [N06.850.520.308.985.550.250]
        
        Child Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.287]
        
        Fatal Outcome [N06.850.520.308.985.550.325]
        
        Fetal Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.362]
        
        Hospital Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.400]
        
        Infant Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.475]
        
        Maternal Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.500]
        
        Mortality, Premature [N06.850.520.308.985.550.550]
        
        Survival Rate [N06.850.520.308.985.550.900]

Mortality, Premature Preferred

Concept UI: M0556672
Scope Note: Deaths that occur before LIFE EXPECTANCY is reached within a given population.
Terms: Mortality, Premature Preferred Term
Term UI T021673
Date03/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Premature Mortality
Term UI T021674
Date03/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Premature Death
Term UI T788822
Date04/13/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Death, Premature
Term UI T788824
Date04/13/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

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