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Disease specific Death Rates

# death due to spc disease /Population at risk
Crude Death Rates

# death in pop during the year / Average population size
Rates
- •Rate is a proportion that is
- specified in time, thus a rate for disease would be
Proportions
- •A proportion is a ratio where the numerator “a” is part
- of the denominator
Ratio
- •A ratio is made of 2 elements, the numerator “a” and
- the denominator “b”.
Age specific Death Rates

# death among persons in a given age group / Population size in given age group
Case Fatality Rate

# death due to spc disease / Total number of people with disease
Proportionate Mortality

# death due to spc disease/ Total number of death from all diseases
Maternal Mortality Rate

# death due to puerperal causes / Total number of live births
Incidence Rate =

# NEW cases of disease / population at Risk of disease
Prevalence Rate =

# EXISITING cases of disease / TOTAL population
Crude Birth Rate =

# live births / Total Population
General Fertility Rate

# live births / Total # of women in childbearing age

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Updated

2011-11-21T04:17:10Z

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