Question 63 · LEK · Case fatality rate
In a population of 1.000.000 inhabitants 1.000 persons suffer from pancreatic cancer and in this population there were 200 deaths from that disease in one calendar year. Which of the following is the best overall measure of the described epidemiological situation with regard to pancreatic cancer?
- A. incidence rate of 100 / 100 000.
- B. morbidity rate of 80 / 100 000.
- C. case fatality rate of 20 / 100 000.
- D. case fatality rate of 200 / 1000.
- E. mortality rate of 200 / 1000.
Hint
Calculate each listed measure from the data and check both the value and whether the name matches the measure actually computed.
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