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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. Crude Death Rate is a method of measuring mortality of any area.
  2. It is in terms of number of deaths in a particular year per thousand of population in a particular region.
Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Crude Death Rate (CDR) is a simple method of measuring mortality of any area. CDR is expressed in terms of number of deaths in a particular year per thousand of population in a particular region.
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