The burden of disease is given by?: (A) Incidence, (B) Crude death rate, (C) specific death rate, (D) Propoional moality rate
Answer is D. ref: Park's 23rd edition pg 58 Propoional moality rate is the number of deaths due to a paicular cause (or in a specific age group) per 100 (or 1000) total deaths. hence it actually gives burden of disease.