Question

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To determine the mortality rate per 100,000 of female and males in city A that died due to drug overdoses to commit suicide

Given data

Gender	Deaths	Population	Crude rate per 100,000
female	988	32,410,532	3.0
Male	735	31,836,627	2.3
Total	1,723	64,247,159	2.7

  7b. How many females used drug overdoses to commit suicide?

7c. What is the percentage of total deaths in males due to suicide?

7d. How would you use this database in your current or future job?

Answer 1

7b. 988 females have used drug overdose to commit suicide

7c.The percentage of total death rate in male is

No.of Male death /Total population *100

=735/31,836,627*100

=0.000023*100

=0.0023%

Ans:The percentage of death in male who committed suicide is 0.0023%

7d.It can be used in current and future job to identify what is the rate of suicide due to drug overdose in population and take appropriate preventative measures by creating awareness and screening program .