MORBIDITY INDICATORS

- These are generally based on the disease-specific incidence or prevalence of common

and severe diseases. It answers the questions “What are the health problems in our
area?” and “How many cases occur in the area?”

1. Prevalence Proportion - provides indication of the magnitude of a health problem and

is used for projecting the scope of health services needed by the community.

P = Number of existing cases of a disease at a particular point in time X 100

Number of people examined at that point in time

Example: Cases of measles have been on the increase in the Philippines over the past
several years, there have been outbreaks, but they have been mainly individual and
isolated. A total of 2,427 of suspected measles cases were reported nationwide from
January 1 to March 3, 2018. Out of these 2,427 suspected measles outbreak, there were
440 confirmed (laboratory confirmed or epidemiologically-linked) measles cases. Find
the prevalence proportion.

P= 440/2,427x100= 18.13 or 18 %

https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/statistics/2018%20Measles%20Morbidity
%20Week%201-9.pdf