Mortality and Population Health Quiz

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Which of the following describes mortality?

  • The movement of people from one place to another.
  • The occurrence of death in a human population. (correct)
  • The average age of people in a given population.
  • The number of births per year in a population.

Which is the most widely used indicator of the general health situation in a country?

  • Maternal Mortality Rate
  • Life Expectancy
  • Crude Death Rate (CDR)
  • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) (correct)

What is the Crude Death Rate (CDR) used to measure?

  • The total number of deaths in a country within a year.
  • The number of infant deaths per thousand live births.
  • The ratio of deaths within a population within a specific period. (correct)
  • The average number of years a person is expected to live on average.

Which of these is NOT a measure of mortality?

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What does 'life expectancy' generally measure?

<p>The average number of years a person is expected to live. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) measure?

<p>The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime, based on current age-specific rates. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the standard age range considered for childbearing years when calculating TFR?

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What does the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) indicate?

<p>The number of live births per 1000 people in a given year. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Given 2000 births and a mid-year population of 50,000, what is the Crude Birth Rate?

<p>40 per 1000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is a positive influence on population growth?

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What does the death rate typically represent?

<p>The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does calculating the Crude Death Rate (CDR) require?

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If a country has a CDR of 10, how many deaths occurred for every 1000 people?

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Using the provided formula, what calculation would determine the Crude Death Rate?

<p>$ rac{\text{Total annual deaths}}{\text{Total mid-year population}} \times 1000$ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a country with 10,000,000 people mid-year and 100,000 deaths occur in one year, what is the CDR?

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What is the time frame considered for maternal mortality after the termination of pregnancy?

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Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of maternal mortality?

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What does the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) measure?

<p>The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a country has 500 maternal deaths and 200,000 live births in a year, what is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)?

<p>250 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is used in the numerator when calculating the Maternal Mortality Ratio?

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Flashcards

Crude Death Rate (CDR)

The number of deaths per thousand inhabitants in a population.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

The number of infant deaths per thousand live births in a population.

Mortality

The occurrence of death in the human population.

Life Expectancy

A summary measure of death risks and survival chances at different ages.

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Maternal Mortality Rate

A measure of deaths related to childbirth.

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Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, assuming current birth rates remain constant.

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Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

The number of live births per 1000 people in a given year.

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Demography

The study of human populations, including their size, distribution, and changes over time.

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Fertility

The ability of a human population to reproduce and increase in size.

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Childbearing Years

The period of time during which women are biologically able to have children, typically from ages 15 to 49.

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Death Rate

The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year.

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Crude Death Rate

The number of deaths occurring in a specific geographical area per 1000 people in the middle of the year.

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CDR Formula

The formula to calculate the Crude Death Rate (CDR) is calculated as: CDR = (Total annual death / Total mid-year population) x 1000

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Calculate Country X's CDR

856,000 deaths / 53,500,000 mid-year population x 1000.

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Country X's CDR

The CDR for Country X in 2020 was 16 deaths per 1000 people.

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Maternal Mortality

The annual number of women dying from pregnancy-related causes within 42 days of childbirth or termination, excluding accidental deaths.

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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)

A measure of maternal deaths calculated as the number of deaths per 100,000 live births in a specific year.

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Total deaths due to maternal causes

The number of maternal deaths in a particular year.

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Total annual livebirth

The overall number of babies born alive in a specific year.

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