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Question
Obtain crude death rates (C. D. R.) for city A and city B from the data given below :
|
Age groups (in years) |
City A |
City B |
||
|
Population |
No. of deaths |
Population |
No. of deaths |
|
|
Below 15 |
800 |
32 |
900 |
12 |
|
15-25 |
3000 |
12 |
1500 |
8 |
|
25-65 |
4800 |
48 |
4500 |
38 |
|
65 and above |
1400 |
42 |
600 |
30 |
Solution
|
Age groups (in years) |
City A |
City B |
||
|
Population |
No. of deaths |
Population |
No. of deaths |
|
|
Below 15 |
800 |
32 |
900 |
12 |
|
15-25 |
3000 |
12 |
1500 |
8 |
|
25-65 |
4800 |
48 |
4500 |
38 |
|
65 and above |
1400 |
42 |
600 |
30 |
|
Total |
`sumP_A=10000` |
`sumD_A=134` |
`sumP_B=7500` |
`sumD_B=88` |
`CDR_(A)=(sumD_A)/(sumP_A)xx1000`
`=134/10000xx1000`
`CDR_(A)=13.4`
`CDR_(B)=(sumD_B)/(sumP_B)xx1000`
`=88/7500xx1000`
`CDR_(B)=11.73`
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