how can you calculate morbidity rate 
morbidity incidence rates are calculated by dividing the number of new cases of illness or disease within a specific period of time by the number of individuals in the population 3the bottom lineunderstanding the difference between the definition of morbidity rate and mortality rate can help you better understand statistics related to illness and death while the two terms sound the same they apply to different metrics a morbidity rate is the rate at which an illness or disease occurs withing a population while a mortality rate is the rate of death 