Demographic Indicators

noun the condition of being diseased or unhealthy

• The study focused on the relationship between obesity and morbidity rates.
• The doctor explained that morbidity refers to the prevalence of illnesses in a population.
• Dude, the morbidity of that virus is off the charts!
• The morbidity of her negative attitude was spreading throughout the office.

noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; usually expressed per 1000 population per year

• The country's natality rate has been steadily decreasing over the past decade.
• Have you heard about the natality statistics for our town?
• The natality numbers are off the charts!
• The natality of new ideas in the company is flourishing.