Medical papers reporting on the outcomes of twin pregnancies or other procedures may use "0 survivor" to describe cases where neither subject survived a particular complication. 2. Gaming & Software
In clinical datasets and statistical modeling, "0" is often used as a to indicate a patient's survival status.
In studies such as those predicting COVID-19 mortality or neonatal health, models analyze various features to classify patients into these "0" (survivor) or "1" (deceased) categories.
Researchers frequently use 0 to represent a survivor (someone who survived an event or hospital stay) and 1 to represent a patient who has died.