How Are Measures of Mortality Mortality Rate) and Disability-Adjusted Life

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Multiple Choice

How are measures of mortality mortality rate) and disability-adjusted life years DALYs) related within a population?

• A) By the formula DALY = Mortality rate/2
• B) If the mortality rate for a given disease is high, the DALYs from that disease also will be high.
• C) There is no consistent relationship; for some diseases both mortality and DALYs are high but for others, death occurs quickly so the mortality rate may be high but DALYs are low.
• D) There is an inverse relationship between mortality rate and DALYs.

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