Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Mortality rate – Annual number of deaths per 1,000 people
Mortality is about death. Morbidity is about falling ill.
Option (1) Morbidity rate – Annual number of deaths from a disease per 1,000 people — Incorrect. Deaths per 1,000 people is the mortality rate. The morbidity rate compares the number of people who have a disease with the total population.
Option (2) Infant mortality rate – Deaths of infants before the age of five per 1,000 live births — Incorrect. The infant mortality rate counts deaths before the age of one.
Option (3) Census of British India – Carried out every five years after 1881 — Incorrect. After 1881, the census was held every ten years.
Option (4) Mortality rate – Annual number of deaths per 1,000 people — Correct. Deaths per 1,000 people in a year is the mortality rate.
NCERT (2026-27): Glossary: “Mortality rate – The word ‘mortality’ comes from ‘mortal’ which originates from the Latin word mors (meaning death). It is the annual number of deaths (from a disease or in general) per 1,000 people. It is distinct from morbidity rate, which refers to the number of people who have a disease compared to the total number of people in a population.” Glossary: “Infant Mortality Rate – It is the number of deaths of infants before reaching the age of one, in a particular year, per 1,000 live births during that year.” “1.6 Demographic Condition Various details about the population of British India were first collected through a census in 1881. Though suffering from certain limitations, it revealed the unevenness in India’s population growth. Subsequently, every ten years such census operations were carried out. …” |