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Measuring disease (epidemiology)Lesson 10 of 40

Mortality, Case Fatality & Standardisation

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Crude mortality rate, cause-specific mortality, case fatality rate (deaths/cases — severity). Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR): observed/expected ×100; SMR 100=as expected. Why age-standardisation matters when comparing populations. Worked CFR example. Infant/maternal mortality definitions briefly.

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