Question

The state population for the year was 20 million. Live births in the same year totaled 324,600. Deaths were as follows: fetal deaths (3,244); neonatal deaths (2,200); postneonatal deaths (2,700); and infant deaths (4,900). Calculate the postneonatal mortality rate for the year.

Answer 1

The postneonatal mortality rate for the year is 8.32. The postneonatal mortality rate is calculated by dividing the postneonatal deaths by the number of live births at a specified period of time then multiplied by 1000.

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