Term: Determination of Rates

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The statistical rates used to measure the Health Status Indicators: crude mortality rate, crude hospitalization rate, crude physician visit rate, age-specific mortality rate, indirect adjusted rate, standardized mortality / morbidity ratio (SMR) - province, standardized mortality / morbidity ratio (SMR) - low, excess mortality, excess persons hospitalized, and excess physician visits.

Related terms 

• Age-Specific Mortality Rate
• Crude Hospitalization Rate
• Crude Mortality Rate
• Crude Physician Visit Rate
• Crude Rate
• Excess Mortality / Death
• Excess Persons Hospitalized
• Excess Physician Visits
• Excess Rates
• Health Status Indicators
• Indirect Standardization of Rates
• Poisson Distribution
• POPULIS
• Rate Standardization
• Standardized Mortality / Morbidity Ratio (SMR) - Low
• Standardized Mortality / Morbidity Ratio (SMR) - Province

References 

• Cohen MM, MacWilliam L. Population Health: Health Status Indicators. Volume II: Tables and Figures. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)
• Frohlich N, Markesteyn T, Roos NP, Carriere KC, Black C, De Coster C, Burchill CA, MacWilliam L. A Report on the Health Status, Socio-Economic Risk and Health Care Use of the Manitoba Population, 1992-93 and Overview of the 1990-91 to 1992-93 Findings. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] [Summary] (View)