You link indicates “defined population” which can be a lot of different things. For instances, look at the examples for calculating the number. But this just gets to my point, using that definition and considering the defined population to be those infected with the virus doesn’t provide good information to anyone. If we then change that to some middle period measurement of total population during a period of time it is even worse.
from the CDC. (the definition of “mortality rate”)
i.e not based on number of cases v. death, it’s population v. death.
You link indicates “defined population” which can be a lot of different things. For instances, look at the examples for calculating the number. But this just gets to my point, using that definition and considering the defined population to be those infected with the virus doesn’t provide good information to anyone. If we then change that to some middle period measurement of total population during a period of time it is even worse.