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Definition
Likelihood that a person belonging to a particular group, categorized according to age or some other factor such as occupation, will suffer a disease, illness, injury, or sickness. Morbidity rate is one of the basic factors considered in setting insurance premium rates.
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morbidity rate is in the Economics, Politics, & Society, General, Marine, & Life Insurance and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
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