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- In epidemiology rate is usually reserved for a ratio where the
numerator and denominator have different qualities, e.g. deaths/population
alive at a point in time.
- A proportion in epidemiology is usually a ratio where the numerator is
a part of the denominator, so both have the same qualities, e.g. deaths
due to one cause/deaths due to all causes.
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