Does Morbidity Mean Death?

Morbidity is another term for illness. A person can have several co-morbidities simultaneously. So, morbidities can range from Alzheimer's disease to cancer to traumatic brain injury. Morbidities are NOT deaths.

What do you mean by morbidity?

(mor-BIH-dih-tee) Refers to having a disease or a symptom of disease, or to the amount of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to medical problems caused by a treatment.

What is significant morbidity?

Morbidity refers to the consequences and complications (other than death) that result from a disease. COPD is now recognized as a multisystem disease with significant morbidity resulting in increased risk of hospitalization and death.