What does the word 'morbidity' describe in public health?

How often disease occurs in a group.

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Why: Morbidity means the rate of illness in a population, which health agencies track to target prevention.

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Morbidity sounds like 'more bid city,' but it means more sickness, not more auctions.
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Answer: How often disease occurs in a group. Morbidity means the rate of illness in a population, which health agencies track to target prevention.

  1. Scouting America: Public Health www.scouting.org/merit-badges/public-health
    reduce the mortality and morbidity rates of these leading causes of illness and death
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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