Which of the following statistics is used by countries to compare the success of their health care systems?
A) Attack rate
B) Infant mortality rate
C) Proportionate mortality ratio
D) Cause-specific mortality rate

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Infant mortality is used around the world as an indicator of overall health and availability of health care services.The attack rate is the proportion of persons exposed to an agent who develop the disease.The cause-specific mortality rate is an estimate of the risk for death from some specific disease in a population.The proportionate mortality ratio is the proportion of all deaths resulting from a specific cause.

Which of the Following Statistics Is Used by Countries to Compare