The mortality rate is calculated as
A) The number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of individuals in the population
B) The number of deaths due to a given disease divided by the size of the total population with the same disease
C) The number of deaths due to a given disease divided by the size of the total population
D) The number of deaths due to a given disease divided by the number of deaths due to any cause in the total population
Answer: B