Use the following scenario to answer questions 1-5. Smithville is a community of
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Question
Use the following scenario to answer questions 1-5. Smithville is a community of 100,000 persons (45,000 females, 55,000 males). During 1985, there were 1,000 deaths from all causes. All cases of tuberculosis have been found, and they total 300: 200 males and 100 females. Fifty of the cases have been diagnosed in the past year. During 1985, there were 60 deaths from tuberculosis, 50 of those who died were male. (Present your results as a percentage or per 100,000 people when appropriate)
1) Calculate the cause-specific mortality rate for tuberculosis.
2) Calculate the sex-specific mortality rate for tuberculosis in males.
Explanation / Answer
a) Cause-specifi mortality rate = Number of deaths due to TB/ Mid-point of population = 60/(99500)=6/9950
b) Sex-specific mortality rate in males = 50/55000=1/1100