Crude death rate

This article describes a ratio measure. In the standard operationalization, the numerator of the measure is number of deaths (view other ratio measures with this numerator) and the denominator of the measure is population (view other ratio measures with this denominator). The denominator used for reporting is 1000. The measurement period is a year.

Definition

Conceptual definition

The crude death rate (CDR) for a population attempts to measure deaths as a proportion of the population.

Operationalization

The crude death rate (CDR) for a population is defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people in the population.