Question

Suppose that in 2008, 672,750 citizens died of a certain disease. Assuming the population of the country is 236 million, what was the mortality rate in units of deaths per 100,000 people?

a) 185
b) 285
c) 302
d) 420

Answer 1

To calculate the mortality rate in units of deaths per 100,000 people, divide the number of deaths by the population and multiply by 100,000. In this case, the mortality rate is approximately 285 per 100,000 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the mortality rate in units of deaths per 100,000 people, we need to divide the number of deaths by the population and multiply by 100,000.

Given that in 2008, 672,750 citizens died and the population of the country is 236 million, we can calculate the mortality rate as:

Mortality Rate = (Number of Deaths / Population) x 100,000

Mortality Rate = (672,750 / 236,000,000) x 100,000

Mortality Rate = 0.00285338983 x 100,000

Mortality Rate = 285.34 (rounded to the nearest whole number)