Question

Several H1N1 outbreaks occurred in Alachua County, Florida in 2014. There were 789 cases of H1N1 individuals identified by ICD-10 codes during that year. 169 of these cases died as well that year. If 6,259 people died in Alachua County overall during that year from all causes.

Required:
What is the proportional mortality rate due to H1N1 in Alachua County, Florida in 2009?

Answer 1

People who died from H1N1 in Alachua County in 2014 represent 2.7% of the total deaths in the county. In turn, the mortality rate of this disease with respect to the total number of infected is 21.41%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the proportion of H1N1 deaths in Alachua County with respect to the total deaths in 2014, the following calculation must be made, taking into account that 169 people died from H1N1, while 6,259 people died in total in the year:

6.259 = 100

169 = X

((169 x 100) / 6,259) = X

(16,900 / 6,259) = X

2.7 = X

Thus, people who died from H1N1 in Alachua County in 2014 represent 2.7% of the total deaths in the county.

Now, of the total of 789 cases of H1N1, the mortality rate from this disease is obtained by the following calculation:

789 = 100

169 = X

((169 x 100) / 789) = X

(16,900 / 789) = X

21.41 = X

Thus, the mortality rate of this disease with respect to the total number of infected is 21.41%.