Question

Suppose that in a country of 72 million people, about 3600 die from drowning each year. What is the percent chance that a person will drown in a given year?

Answer 1

Percent of people die for drowning = 0.005%

Explanation:

Given:

Total population = 72,000,000

Number of people die for drowning = 3,600

Find:

Percent of people die for drowning

Computation:

Percent of people die for drowning = [Number of people die for drowning/Total population]100

Percent of people die for drowning = [3,600 / 72,000,000]100

Percent of people die for drowning = 0.005%