Philippine Situation

Question 1

Least populated area

Answer 1

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with a population

density of 75 people per square kilometer

Question 2

represents the number of dependents that need to be supported by every 100 persons in the economically active age group; it is used to measure the pressure on the productive population

Answer 2

Dependency Ratio

Question 3

usually the dominant factor in determining the - rate of population growth.

Answer 3

Crude Birth Rate

Question 4

Greatest concentration in Metropolitan Manila

where the population density is

Answer 4

16,091 people

per square kilometer

Question 5

A more accurate measure of the risk of
exposure
o Useful in epidemiological investigations 
o Usually used during outbreaks (e.g.
measles, varicella)

Answer 5

Attack Rate (AR)

Question 6

Refers to the cases given medical care at any point in time during the course of the illness which directly caused death

Answer 6

Attended

Question 7

is the numerical order of a child in
relation to all previous pregnancies of
the mother

Answer 7

Birth Order

Question 8

first weight of the fetus or newborn obtained after birth

Answer 8

Birth Weight

Question 9

measure of one characteristic of the natural growth or increase of a population.

Answer 9

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Question 10

measure of one mortality from all causes which may result in a decrease of population.

Answer 10

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

Question 11

rates are referred to the total living population

Answer 11

Crude or General Rates

Question 12

is the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place

Answer 12

Death

Question 13

death prior to complete expulsion or extraction of product of conception from its mother

Answer 13

Fetal Death

Question 14

death of the product of conception prior to its complete expulsion, irrespective of
duration of pregnancy

Answer 14

Fetal Death Rate (FDR)

Question 15

measures the frequency of occurrence of the phenomenon during a given period of time

Answer 15

Incidence Rate (IR)

Question 16

is the death of an infant under one year of age

Answer 16

Infant Mortality / Death

Question 17

measures the risk of dying during the 1st year of life

Answer 17

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

Question 18

death of fetus with 28 or more completed weeks of gestation

Answer 18

Late Fetal Death

Question 19

is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life

Answer 19

Live Birth

Question 20

death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy

Answer 20

Maternal Mortality / Death

Question 21

measures the risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium

Answer 21

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)

Question 22

death among live births during the first 28 completed days of life

Answer 22

Neonatal Death

Question 23

measures the risk of dying during the 1st month of life

Answer 23

Neonatal Death Rate (NDR)

Question 24

refers to the place where the vital event took place

Answer 24

Place of Occurrence

Question 25

measures the proportion of the population which exhibits a particular disease at a particular time; deals with total (old and new) number of cases

Answer 25

Prevalence Rate (PR)

Question 26

shows the numerical relationship between deaths from a cause (or groups of causes), age (or groups of age) etc. and the total number of deaths from all causes in all ages taken together

Answer 26

Proportionate Mortality (PM)

Question 27

refers to the number of children a woman would have by the time she reaches age 50 under a given fixed fertility schedule

Answer 27

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)