Question

Deaths from all Causes

Fill-in the tables below with the following information for each of the age groups:

• Number of deaths from all causes
• Number of deaths from accidents (unintentional injuries)
• Cause-specific death rate for accidents (unintentional injuries)

Calculate the age-specific all cause death rates for each group and the proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) for accidents (unintentional injuries).

TABLE A

	2006 population	Deaths in 2006 (All causes)	Deaths from Accidents, 2006	Age-Specific All Cause Death Rate (per 100,000)
Total	274,633,642	2,426,264	121,599	NA
5-14	39,976,619	6,149	2,258
55-64	23,961,506	281,401	11,446
65-74	18,135,514	390,093	8,420

TABLE B

Measure of Mortality from Accidents	5-14 years	55-64 years	Ratio of age groups: (5-14) / (55-64)	65-74 years	Ratio of age groups: (5-14) / (65-74)
Number of Deaths from Accidents
Cause-Specific Death Rates from Accidents (per 100,000)
PMR (%)

1. Comment on the differences you observe across age groups among the different measures of mortality (keep the ratios in mind) in Table B

2. Calculate and interpret the all-cause mortality rate for 2006.

3. What do the measures in Table B tell you about the risk of death from accidents (unintentional injuries) in each age group?

4. Explain why each measure of mortality in Table B is or is not a good indicator of risk.

e. Assuming the following information is accurate, calculate the case-fatality rate for accidents in 2006.

Age Group	Total Number of Accidents	Case-Fatality Rate
All ages	5,456,215
5-14 years	109,654
55-64 years	256,447
65-74 years	456,125

Selected Formulas

Age-specific death rate = # of deaths per age stratum/

        Population per age stratum

Accident-specific death rate = # of deaths from accidents per age stratum/

                                         Population per age stratum

Accident case-fatality rate = # of deaths from accidents per age stratum/

                                Total # of accidents per age stratum

Mortality Rate = __# of deaths___/

        Population at Risk

Proportionate Mortality Ratio = # of deaths from accidents per age stratum/

                                      Total # of deaths per age stratum

Answer 1

Table A

	2006 population	Death in 2006 (all causes)	Deaths from Accidents, 2006	Age-specific All Cause Death Rate (100,000)	PMR
Total	27,46,33,642	24,26,264	1,21,599	44
5 to 14	3,99,76,619	6,149	2,258	6	0.2534
55-64	2,39,61,506	2,81,401	11,446	48	11.5981
65-74	1,81,35,514	3,90,093	8,420	46	16.0779

Table B

Measure of Mortality from Accidents	5 to 14	55-64	Ratio of age groups:	65-74	Ratio of age groups:
	years	years	(5-14) / (55-64)	years	(5-14) / (65-74)
Number of Deaths from Accidents	2,258	11,446	0.197274157	8,420	0.268171021
Cause-Specific Death Rates from Accidents	6	48	0.125	46	0.130434783
(per 100,000)
PMR (%)	0.2500	11.6		16.08

Age-specific All Cause Death Rate (100,000)

839

10

1,127

2,105

ans a) From the above it is clear that as the age increase mortality/death rates are increased as well as PMR also increases.

ans b) mortality rate of 2006=no of death/total population*1000 =8.834548 (per 1000)

ans c) As PMR increase with the age group the risk of death from accident also increasing.

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