prevalence of disease
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

incidence of disease
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

basic reproduction number
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

disease burden
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

infant morbidity
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

accident morbidity
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

prevalence
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

vital statistics
type: Concept
narrower: morbidity

incidence
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

maternal morbidity
type: Concept
broader: morbidity

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: morbidity

morbidity
type: Concept
narrower: incidence of disease
narrower: basic reproduction number
narrower: maternal morbidity
narrower: prevalence
narrower: infant morbidity
narrower: incidence
narrower: accident morbidity
narrower: disease burden
narrower: prevalence of disease
broader: vital statistics
definition: Morbidity refers to the absence of health, including physical and psychological well-being. In medical decision making, one cares about morbidity in the following three constructs: (1) the baseline incidence or prevalence of morbidity in the absence of an intervention; (2) the decrease in morbidity in the presence of an efficacious, effective, and cost-effective prevention or treatment intervention; and, in some cases, (3) the increase in morbidity because of an intervention, in terms of adverse events. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Morbidity]