Measures of Disease Frequency

Question 1

Crude Morbidity Rate

Answer 1

of Persons with Disease/# of persons in population

Question 2

Crude Mortality Rate

Answer 2

of Deaths (all causes)/# of persons in population

Question 3

Cause‐Specific Morbidity Rate

Answer 3

# of Persons with cause‐specific disease/# of persons in
population

Question 4

Cause‐Specific Mortality Rate

Answer 4

of cause‐specific deaths/# of persons in population

Question 5

Case‐Fatality Rate

Answer 5

of cause‐specific deaths/# of cases of disease

Question 6

Cause‐Specific Survival Rate

Answer 6

of cause‐specific cases alive/# of cases of disease

Question 7

Live Birth Rate (usually per year)

Answer 7

of live births/1,000 population

Question 8

Fertility Rate (usually per year)

Answer 8

# of live births/1,000 women of childbearing age (15
‐44)

Question 9

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Answer 9

of female deaths related to pregnancy/100,000 live births

Question 10

Proportional Mortality Ratio (PMR)

Answer 10

of cause‐specific deaths/total # of deaths in population