Mortality is defined as:

Mortality is defined as:

• A. The number of individuals who have died over a specified period, presented as a rate per population unit
• B. The total number of illnesses diagnosed in a population
• C. The proportion of people who recover from illness
• D. The incidence of new disease cases in a year

Answer: (A)

Mortality is about deaths in a population during a specific period and is reported as a rate per a defined population size (for example, deaths per 1,000 or per 100,000 people). This standardization lets us compare death patterns across different groups or over time. The statement matches this definition by counting how many individuals have died in a set time and dividing by the population at risk. It’s different from measures of illness or recovery: the total illnesses diagnosed describe morbidity or incidence of disease, the proportion who recover describes recovery or cure outcomes, and the incidence of new disease cases focuses on new disease occurrences, not deaths.

Mortality is about deaths in a population during a specific period and is reported as a rate per a defined population size (for example, deaths per 1,000 or per 100,000 people). This standardization lets us compare death patterns across different groups or over time. The statement matches this definition by counting how many individuals have died in a set time and dividing by the population at risk. It’s different from measures of illness or recovery: the total illnesses diagnosed describe morbidity or incidence of disease, the proportion who recover describes recovery or cure outcomes, and the incidence of new disease cases focuses on new disease occurrences, not deaths.