Disease Measurement and Demography

Disease Measurement and Demography

Key Concepts

1. Morbidity

   • Definition: Amount of disease in a population (from Latin: morbus = disease)

2. Mortality

   • Definition: Number of deaths in a population

Epidemiological Aspects

3. Temporal Distribution

   • Definition: Times of occurrence of cases of a disease

4. Spatial Distribution

   • Definition: Places of occurrence of cases of a disease

Demography

5. Demography

   • Definition: Measurement and description of the size and characteristics of populations (from Greek: demos = people; -graphia = writing, description)