Using the table below, reproduced from page 152 of the Friis and Sellers (2014) text, calculate age-specific death rates for the category of malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, and lung. What inferences can be made from the age-specific death rates for malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, and lung?
Table 3A-1: Malignant Neoplasms of Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung Deaths by Age Group, United States, 2003:
Age (Years)
Population
Malignant Neoplasms of
Trachea, Bronchus, and
Lung* Deaths
25–34
39,872,598
154
35–44
44,370,594
2,478
45–54
40,804,599
12,374
55–64
27,899,736
30,956
65–74
18,337,044
49,386
Using tables Table 3A-2 and Table 3A-3below, reproduced from page 153 of the Friis and Sellers (2014) text, answer the assignment questions found after the tables.
Table 3A–2Mortality by Selected Age Groups, Males and Females, United States, 2003:
Males
Females
Total
Age (Years)
Population
Number of Deaths
Population
Number of Deaths
Population
Number of Deaths
15–19
10,518,680
9,706
9,959,789
3,889
20,478,469
13,595
20–24
10,663,922
14,964
10,063,772
5,009
20,727,694
19,973
25–34
20,222,486
28,602
19,650,112
12,698
39,872,598
41,300
35–44
22,133,659
56,435
22,236,935
33,026
44,370,594
89,461
45–54
20,043,656
110,682
20,760,943
66,099
40,804,599
176,781
Table 3A–3Total Mortality from Selected Causes, Males and Females, United States, 2003:
Cause of Death
Males
Females
Total
All Causes
1,201,964
1,246,324
2,448,288
Accidents
70,532
38,745
109,277
Malignant Neoplasms
287,990
268,912
556,902
Alzheimer’s Disease
18,335
45,122
63,457
Infant Deaths
15,902
12,123
28,025
Maternal Deaths
NA
495
495
For purposes of calculation:
The total population is 2003 was 290,810,789 (males = 143,037,290; females = 147,773,499).
For 2003, total number of live births was 4,089,950.
In your Week Two assignment, please answer the following questions related to the measures of morbidity and mortality:
Calculate the crude death rates (per 100,000) for accidents, malignant neoplasms, and Alzheimer’s disease. Repeat these calculations for males and females separately.
Calculate the cause-specific death rates (per 100,000) for accidents, malignant neoplasms, and Alzheimer’s disease. Repeat these calculations for males and females separately.
What are the Proportional Mortality Ratios (PMR) (percent) for accidents, malignant neoplasms, and Alzheimer’s disease? Repeat these calculations for males and females separately.
Calculate the maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births).
Calculate the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births).
Calculate the crude birth rate (per 1,000 population).
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