Which of the following is expressed as the total number of deaths per thousand population per year in India?

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  1. Death Rate
  2. Age Specific Death Rate
  3. Incidence Rate
  4. Infant Mortality rate

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Option 1 : Death Rate
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The correct answer is Death Rate.

Key Points

  • A mortality rate is the number of deaths during a particular period of time among a particular type or group of people.
    • It is also called the Death Rate, that measured as the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.

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  • The number of newborn deaths per 1,000 live births is known as the infant mortality rate.
  • The infant mortality rate is an essential indicator of a society's general health, in addition to providing crucial information regarding maternal and baby health.
  • The crude mortality rate is derived by dividing the number of fatalities in a particular time by the number of people who were at risk of dying during that period.
  • A death rate that is limited to a certain age group is known as an age-specific mortality rate.
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