Final answer:
The perinatal mortality rate, representing fetal and neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, is calculated by adding the number of fetal and neonatal deaths and dividing by live births, then multiplying by 1,000. The result for this scenario is 15.71 per 1,000 live births, which is not an exact match for any of the multiple-choice options provided.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking how to calculate the perinatal mortality rate for a state with a given population and number of births and deaths. The perinatal mortality rate is crucial in understanding the health of an infant population, which includes both fetal and neonatal deaths. It represents the number of deaths of fetuses and infants up to one week old per 1,000 live births. To calculate the perinatal mortality rate, we combine the number of fetal deaths and neonatal deaths and divide that by the number of live births, then multiply by 1,000 to express the rate per 1,000 live births.
Given:
Live births: 350,000
Fetal deaths: 3,000
Neonatal deaths (up to one week old): 2,500
Calculation:
Perinatal mortality rate = (Fetal deaths + Neonatal deaths) / Live births × 1,000
Perinatal mortality rate = (3,000 + 2,500) / 350,000 × 1,000
After performing the calculations:
Perinatal mortality rate = 5,500 / 350,000 × 1,000
Perinatal mortality rate = 15.71 per 1,000 live births
The closest answer to 15.71, based on the options given, is option A) 17.86 per 1,000 live births. However, since the calculation results in a different value than any of the provided options, and no rounding instructions were given, the provided options may not have the correct answer.