This is a notion that refers to the amount of human deaths in a certain region based on a specific time. Indeed, the study of the mortality rate is directly linked to the statistical relationships that are carried out in each established area, therefore it is an index that is shown when this investigation is carried out.
In a more specific way, the mortality rate is an indicator that shows the proportion of dead people in a population, normally this is a study that is done from country to country and the period of time that is considered is twelve months, that is,, one year; Its basic purpose is to show a kind of comparison in which the number of deceased persons per thousand inhabitants of said locality is reflected, and that in this way the number of dead persons can be known.
This is a number that is expressed as a percentage (per thousand, ‰), to indicate an approximate about the situation of deaths in a country, and thus be able to keep track and at the same time determine what are the causes of deaths in that area and indicate which one has a greater number in its counter, for example it is revealed if people die from natural causes, accidents or if it is from homicides. This means that the mortality rate is a demographic indicator that indicates a proportional number of deaths.
There is a classification, where the crude mortality rate is found, which is the one explained above, which includes all the people killed in a year in a country, and the specific mortality rate which refers to the amount of individuals who die from a specific cause, which indicates that there is a specific mortality rate for cancer deaths, one for those due to diabetes, another for heart attacks, accidents, homicides and so on, this type of index is also You can prove by ages in which people die in the same way this is also done by year and country.
