An Introduction to Community & Public Health 8th Edition by James McKenzie, Pinger

Exercise 36

Visit, call, or write your state or local health department. Ask for the total number of birth and death certifi cates issued for the latest year for which complete data are available. Assuming no migration into or out of your state or county occurred, what is the natural rate of population increase (number of births minus number of deaths)? Try to obtain an estimate of the total population of the state or county for that same year. Calculate a crude birth rate and a crude death rate (number of births and deaths) per 1,000 population. Many health departments also post statistical reports online. Check to see what reports your local health department has available on their website.