ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in some population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1000 individuals per year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mortality is another term for death. A mortality rate is the number of deaths due to a disease divided by the total population. If there are 25 lung cancer deaths in one year in a population of 30, 000, then the mortality rate for that population is 83 per 100, 000.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1, 000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Detailed explanation-4: -The death rate, also referred to as the mortality rate or fatality rate, is defined as the number of people per thousand who die in a particular area during a particular period of time, usually a year. It is one of the factors that determine population growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases (morbidity data) frequently are unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations.