deterioration vs recovery

deterioration

noun
  • The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. 

recovery

noun
  • The recovery of debt. 

  • The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc. 

  • A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs. 

  • The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore 

  • The ability to recover or regain health. 

  • The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. 

  • A return to normal health. 

  • Renewed growth after a slump. 

  • The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. 

How often have the words deterioration and recovery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )