Question

Morbidity rate is an important parameter used by epidemiologists to measure disease. If there are 10 new cases of measles per 10,000 individuals in a population in a two-month period, the morbidity rate is _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

0.1%

Explanation:

If there are 10 new cases of measles per 10,000 individuals in a population in a two-month period, the morbidity rate is 0.1% for the two-month period.

The morbidity rate of a disease can be defined as the rate at which such disease appears in a population. On the other hand, it is the proportion or the percentage of a population with such disease in a particular period of time.

Hence, for  a disease that infects 10 people out of 10,000 individuals in a population within a two-month period, the morbidity rate can be calculated as:

10/10,00 x 100 = 0.1% per two-month

Answer 2

Answer:

0.1%

Explanation:

Morbidity rate (Mr) = n sample / number of cases

Mr = 10 / 10,000 = 0.1%