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MORBILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Demography
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

The number of persons in a given population who are affected by a disease.

CONT

Morbility due to malaria decreased in Sullan in 1992.

CONT

Morbidity statistics show the amount of disease there is in the population - the number of people living with (rather than dying from) heart disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Démographie
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Nombre de personnes souffrant d'une maladie donnée pendant un temps donné, en général une année, dans une population.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Demografía
  • Encuestas estadísticas
DEF

Proporción de personas que enferman en un lugar durante un periodo de tiempo determinado en relación con la población total de ese lugar.

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