Question

The following table describes the top 6 causes of death among Americans ages 15 to 24 in 2015. There were over 44 million (44,000,000) people between the ages of 15 to 24 in the US in 2015.

Rank	Cause of Death	Number of Deaths
1	Unintentional Injury	12,514
2	Suicide	5,491
3	Homicide	4,733
4	Malignant neoplasms	1,469
5	Heart Disease	997
6	Congenital Anomalies (Birth Defects)	386

Q. If, at the beginning of 2015, 18,000 people ages 15-24 had heart disease, what was the case fatality rate for heart disease in this age group? Report as a percentage; provide a one sentence interpretation.

Answer 1