TOOLS USED IN COMMUNITY

DIAGNOSIS: DEMOGRAPHY,
VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS,
EPIDEMIOLOGY
2ND PART
VITAL STATISTICS

(please refer to Nursing Practice in the Community, 5 th ed. by Maglaya, pp 180-197 for formulas and interpretations)
 A tool in estimating the magnitude or extent of health needs and problems in the community
 The nurse is able to describe the health status of people which serves as the basis for developing, implementing and evaluating
programs and intervention strategies.
Common Vital Health Statistical Indicators
 Fertility Rates:
◦ Crude Birth Rate
◦ General Fertility Rate
 Morbidity Rates:
◦ Incidence Rate
◦ Prevalence Rate
VITAL STATISTICS

• Mortality Rates:
• Crude Death Rate
• Specific Mortality Rate
• Cause-of-Death Rate
• Infant Mortality Rate
• Maternal Mortality Rate
• Proportionate Mortality Rate
• Swaroop’s Index
• Case Fatality Rate
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

1. Fertility Rates

1. Crude Birth Rate =

Number of live births

---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

1. Fertility Rates

2. General Fertility Rate =

Number of live births

---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
of women, 15-44 y/o
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

1. Crude Death Rate =

Number of deaths
---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

2. Specific Mortality Rate =

Number of deaths in
a specified group
---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
of the same specified group
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

2. Specific Mortality Rate =

Number of deaths in
a specified group
---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
of the same specified group
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

3. Cause of Death Rate =

Number of deaths from

a specified cause
---------------------------------- X 1000
Total Population (midyear)
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

4. Infant Mortality Rate =

Deaths under 1 year of age

---------------------------------- X 1000
Number of live births
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

4. Infant Mortality Rate =

Neonatal MR + Post-neonatal MR

IMR-PNMR = Neonatal MR
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

5. Maternal Mortality Rate =

Number of deaths due to pregnancy,

delivery and puerpuerium
---------------------------------- X 1000
Number of live births
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

6. Proportionate Mortality Rate =

Number of deaths from a

particular cause
---------------------------------- X 100
Total deaths
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

7. Swaroop’s Index=

Number of deaths among

50 years and over
---------------------------------- X 100
Total deaths
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

2. Mortality Rates

8. Case Fatality Rate =

Number of deaths from

A specified cause
---------------------------------- X 100
Number of cases of the
same disease
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

3. Morbidity Rates

1. Incidence Rate =

Number of new cases of disease

developing from a period of time
---------------------------------- XF
Population at risk of developing
the disease
COMMON VITAL STATISTICAL INDICATOR

3. Morbidity Rates

2. Prevalence Rate=

Number of old and new cases

Of the disease
---------------------------------- XF
Population examined