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contexts > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > prevalence
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > prevalence
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > prevalence
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > morbidity > prevalence

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prevalence  

Definition

  • Prevalence represents the total number of existing persons with a disease or event in a defined population at a specific time. Existing cases includes both old and new cases. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Prevalence]

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