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Statistical Measures

Mortality Frequency Measures

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Practice Exercise 7: In Missouri in 2004, a total of 127 HIV-related deaths occurred in males and 17 HIV-related deaths occurred in females. The estimated 2004 midyear population in Missouri was 2,810,852 males and 2,943,766 females.

Calculate the HIV-related death rate for males and for females.
What type of mortality rates did you calculate in step a?
Calculate the HIV-mortality rate ratio for males versus females.

Please work out your answers on paper, then click here to enter the answers (round answers to one decimal place).