Epidemiologists use various metrics to evaluate the health status of populations. These include:
- Incidence: The number of new cases of a disease occurring in a specified period. - Prevalence: The total number of cases, both new and pre-existing, in a population at a given time. - Mortality Rates: The number of deaths due to a particular disease in a population. - Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs): A measure that combines the burden of both morbidity and mortality.
