This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Epidemiology, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Which of the following estimating the burden of a disease in the community is 
Select and explain. 
A. Disease specific mortality, B. Proportional mortality rate, C. Maternal mortality rate, D. Child mortality rate
B: Proportional mortality rate
Answer: B: Proportional mortality rate 
Explanation: (Proportional mortality rate) (23 - Park 19th) (25, 54-Park 20th)Proportional mortality rate - The simplest measures of estimating the burden of a disease in the community is proportional mortality rate i.e. - the proportion of all deaths currently attributed to it.* The proportional mortality rate from communicable disease has been suggested as a useful health status indicator* It indicate the magnitude of preventable mortality