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DEATH
RATE
CRUDE DEATH The crude death rate is the number of deaths
LONG DEFINITION
100
2.
119,110 total resident deaths in Kentucky during calendar years 2003, 2004, 2005.
12,427,524 = sum of estimated 2003, 2004, 2005 mid-year populations.
Solution:
(119,110 / 12,427,524) x 100,000 = 958.4 deaths per 100,000 population (person-years at risk) during calendar
years 2003, 2004, 2005 in Kentucky.
FORMULA:
CDR = 4,000
X 1,000
Item 4
20%
Item 2
20%
2,000,000
CDR = 2
Item 3
20%
So, there were 2 death for every 1,000 people in the city
A CRUDE DEATH RATE HAS
FOUR COMPONENTS: