Morbidity 196018 225450043 2008-07-13T19:28:11Z 66.220.96.72 In [[medicine]], [[epidemiology]] and [[actuarial science]], the term '''''morbidity''''' can refer to * the state of poor health (from [[Latin]] ''morbidus'': sick, unhealthy), * the degree or severity of a health condition, * the [[prevalence]] of a health condition: the ''total'' number of cases in a particular population at a particular point in time, * the [[incidence (epidemiology)|incidence]] of a disease: the number of ''new'' cases in a particular population during a particular time interval. * [[disability]] irrespective of cause (e.g., disability caused by [[accident]]s). The term '''''morbidity rate''''' can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. Compare this with the [[mortality rate]] of a condition, which is the number of people dying during a given time interval, divided by the total number of people in the population. Morbidity is often measured by [[ICU scoring systems]]. ==See also== *[[Comorbidity]] *[[Morbidity & Mortality]] about the medical conference *[[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]] a publication [[Category:Epidemiology]] [[Category:Actuarial science]] [[Category:Demography]] {{disambig}} [[de:Morbidität]] [[es:Morbilidad]] [[fr:Taux de morbidité]] [[id:Morbiditas]] [[it:Morbosità (medicina)]] [[lt:Sergamumas]] [[sr:Морбидитет]] [[sv:Morbiditet]] [[zh:发病率]] {{disease-stub}}