What term means death rate?

What term means death rate?

• A. Morbidity
• B. Epidemic
• C. Heart disease
• D. Mortality

Answer: (D)

Death rate is called mortality. Mortality measures the number of deaths in a defined population during a specific time period, usually expressed as a rate per 1,000 or 100,000 people. It specifically quantifies deaths, whereas morbidity refers to illness or disease burden, not death. An epidemic describes a widespread outbreak of disease, not a death rate. Heart disease is a condition itself, not the rate of deaths.

Death rate is called mortality. Mortality measures the number of deaths in a defined population during a specific time period, usually expressed as a rate per 1,000 or 100,000 people. It specifically quantifies deaths, whereas morbidity refers to illness or disease burden, not death. An epidemic describes a widespread outbreak of disease, not a death rate. Heart disease is a condition itself, not the rate of deaths.