Tour II - Activity 12: Rates - (Answers)

Directions: Take some time to reflect on what you have learned; use a seperate piece of paper to complete the activities.

• Calculate the mortality rate per 100,000 for the following years:
  • 1980: 179,300 persons 711 deaths 397 per 100,000 mortality rate
  • 1990: 203,255 persons 921 deaths 453 per 100,000 mortality rate
    
    
• Calculate the incidence rate per 100,000 for the following diseases:
  • Heart disease 2,480 new cases 150,000 population 1653 per 100,000 rate at midyear
  • Accidents 695 new cases 115,000 population 604 per 100,000 rate
    
    
• Calculate the prevalence rate per 100,000 for the following diseases:
  • Cancer 12,000 (total cases) 150,000 population 8000 per 100,000 rate
  • Diabetes 1,200 (total cases) 123,000 population 976 per 100,000 rate

• Calculate the infant mortality rate per 1000 (usual constant) for the following years:
  • 1980: 100,000 live births 20,000 deaths 200 per 1000 rate
  • 1990: 200,000 live births 1500 deaths 7.5 per 1000 rate

Adapted from The Sage Colleges, 2003.