The number of deaths occurring in a year in a given population divided by the midyear population is the:
A) crude death rate
B) morbidity rate
C) mortality count
D) refined death rate

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The crude death rate is calculated by dividing the number of deaths in a year by the midyear population, then multiplying by a constant (usually 1,000 or 100,000) to get the rate per that population size.

The Number of Deaths Occurring in a Year in a Given