An Introduction to Community Health 7th Edition by James McKenzie,Robert Pinger,Jerome Kotecki

Exercise 3

In an epidemic in Sample City (population 100,000-60,000 males and 40,000 females), there were 600 cases (350 males, 250 females) of a severe disease. There were 70 deaths (all males) resulting from this dis­ease and 880 deaths resulting from causes other than the specific disease. Calculate the following-crude death rate, cause-specific mortality rate, case fatality rate, cause-specific morbidity rate for females, and case fatality rate for males.