Question

Suppose that in 2008, 788,700 citizens died of a certain disease. Assuming the population of the country is 252 million, what was the mortality rate in units per 100,000 people?

Answer 1

Mortality rate per person = 788,700 / 252,000,000

Per 100,000 it is (788,700 * 100,000) / 252,000,000

= 313   answer