Epidemiology Flashcards
1
Q
What are mortality and morbidity indicators?
A
Morbidity indicators:
1. Incidence and prevalence
2. Notification rates
3. Attendance rates at OPD
4. Admission, discharge & readmission rates
5. Duration of stay in hospital
6. Spells of sickness or absence from work or school
Mortality indicators:
1. Universal indicators:
Crude death rate
Life expectancy
Age specific death rate
Disease specific Mortality rates
Proportional Mortality rates
Case fatality rates
Years of potential life lost
Adult Mortality rate
2. Maternal and child related indicators
Infant Mortality rate
Child death rate
U5MR
MMRate
