Assume a population of 100,000 people of whom 20 are sick with disease X and in 1 year 18 of the 20 die from Disease X. What is the mortality rate and what is the case-fatality rate? Again, show the formula
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Mortality rate: The mortality rate is the number of deaths due to a specific cause (in this case, Disease X) per 100,000 people in a given time period (1 year). Mortality rate formula: $$\frac{\text{Number of deaths due to Disease X}}{\text{Total population}} Show more…
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