mortality rate of ca. 18%

Spanish translation: alrededor de / cerca de

21:22 Oct 8, 2020

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Medical - Medical (general) / medical text

English term or phrase: mortality rate of ca. 18%

Context:

His department had an especially high mortality rate of ca. 18%.

He succeeded in lowering the mortality rate to ca. 2.5%.

What is "ca."?

rominadiaz

Spanish translation:alrededor de / cerca de

Explanation:
Circa (del latín circa 'alrededor de'), abreviado c., ca. o cca., significa «alrededor» o «cerca de».

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Fernando Castro
Brazil
Local time: 11:03

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alrededor de / cerca de

Fernando Castro

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Tasa de mortalidad de aproximadamente 18 %

Nelvys Subirós-Martínez

tasa de mortalidad alrededor de 18%

Doris Cueto Briceno

Índice de mortalidad cerca de

Tigranuhi Khachatryan

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fundeu

Víctor Zamorano

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Tasa de mortalidad de aproximadamente 18 %

Explanation:
Saludos!

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa

Nelvys Subirós-Martínez
Mexico
Local time: 08:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 33

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

alrededor de / cerca de

Explanation:
Circa (del latín circa 'alrededor de'), abreviado c., ca. o cca., significa «alrededor» o «cerca de».

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa#:~:text=Circa%20(del%20lat%C3%ADn%20circa%20'alrededor,%C2%BB%20o%20%C2%ABcerca%20de%C2%BB.

Fernando Castro
Brazil
Local time: 11:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Índice de mortalidad cerca de

Explanation:

Botulismo, Visión doble, dificultad en tragar, dificultad con el habla, parálisis respiratoria, índice de mortalidad cerca de 20%
http://prodcarn.blogspot.com/2012/06/principales-enfermedade...

En 2000, presidentes y líderes de países africanos se reunieron en una cumbre llamada Cumbre Africana contra la Malaria y firmaron la Declaración de Abuja, que urgía llegar a proteger el 60% de los niños con mosquiteros tratados con insecticida para 2005. Se ha comprobado que tales mosquiteros cubrecamas son eficaces y que han logrado reducir el índice de mortalidad entre niños en África subsahariana en un 18% y mejorado la proporción de partos
exitosos.

http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/72823146813710927...

Tigranuhi Khachatryan
Armenia
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of:

Armenian
PRO pts in category: 4

11 hrs confidence:

tasa de mortalidad alrededor de 18%

Explanation:
Circa, la abreviación es ca. y el significado es alrededor de.

https://dle.rae.es/circa

Doris Cueto Briceno
Local time: 15:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 27

Reference comments

1 hr

Reference: fundeu

Reference information:
Puedes mantener la abreviatura, desarrollarla u optar por las anternativas que te dan los compañeros.
https://www.fundeu.es/consulta/circa-4606/

Víctor Zamorano
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24

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