morbidity

n 1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that

area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {mortality},

{mortality rate}]

2: the relative incidence of a particular disease

3: the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

[syn: {unwholesomeness}, {morbidness}] [ant: {wholesomeness}]