lack vs loss

lack

noun
  • A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. 

verb
  • To be short (of or for something). 

  • To be without, not to have, to need, to require. 

loss

noun
  • The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. 

  • The death of a person or animal. 

  • Defeat; an instance of being defeated. 

  • Something that has been destroyed or ruined. 

  • The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. 

  • The sum an entity loses on balance. 

  • The destruction or ruin of an object. 

  • Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work. 

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