Crude mortality rate.. deaths that occur among thousand of people during the year, without distinction between gender and age

- Shows the number of deaths that occur among thousand of people during the year, without distinction between gender and age.

- A = number of deaths recorded during the calendar year

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              The total population in mid-year

- Has its advantages: death shows the level of the whole of society in a given year.

- Disadvantages:

· Blends many different populations of deaths among them a clear difference.

· Dangerous access to specific conclusions on the basis of significance only.