What is Cause-specific mortality rate - Meaning and definition

Cause-specific mortality rate

Published by Roberto Wenk. Reviewed by Alison Ramsey. Last updated date: September 23, 2018.

The mortality rate due to a specific disease (e.g., cholera) or phenomenon (e.g., violence).

World Health Organization. Definitions. Internet. Accessed August 7, 2009.

Published by Roberto Wenk. Reviewed by Alison Ramsey. Last updated date: September 23, 2018.

This is the mortality rate from a specified cause, for a defined population during a specified time period.
Cause-specific mortality rate = Deaths due to given cause / (population at risk x period of time)

F Checchi, L Roberts. Interpreting and using mortality data in humanitarian emergencies. Network Papers. Humanitarian Practice Network. No.52, Sep 2005. Internet. Accessed on October 9, 2012.

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Cause-specific mortality rate. IAHPC Pallipedia. https://pallipedia.org/cause-specific-mortality-rate. Accessed