Mortality & Morbidity

mor·bid·i·ty (mr-bd-t)
n.

The quality of being morbid.
A diseased state.
The incidence or prevalence of a disease.
Morbidity rate.


mor·tal·i·ty (môr-tāl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mor·tal·i·ties

The quality or condition of being mortal.
Mortals considered as a group; the human race.
Death, especially of large numbers; heavy loss of life: the mortality wrought by an epidemic.
Death rate.
The rate of failure or loss: the high mortality among family-run farms.

mortality

1. The death rate.

2.The ratio of the total number of deaths to the total population.

morbidity

1 A diseased condition or state

2. The incidence of a disease or of all diseases in a population.