Question 1 (36 points; 6 points for each rate/interpretation)
Table 1: Vital Statistics for Hypothetical Community during Year 2022
Total Midyear Population
2,300,000
Population size, 65 years of age and older 68,000
Number of Infants born alive 8,000
Total deaths (all causes) 5,200
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age 200
Deaths of persons 65 years of age and over 8,000
Deaths from heart disease 280
Deaths from cancer 440
People with diagnosed cancer 2,000
Using the data presented in the table above, calculate and interpret each of the following statistics.
a. Crude birth rate per 10,000.
8,000/2,300,000 x 10,000 = 34.78
b. Crude death rate per 10,000.
5,200/2,300,000 x 10,000 = 22.60
c. Age specific death rate for people 65 years of age and older per 10,000.
8,000/
d. Cause-specific death rate for heart disease per 10,000.
e. Cause-specific death rate for cancer per 10,000.
f. Case-fatality rate for cancer per 100.