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edu/portal/site/ 40 CO Search gives the mean annual age-specific mortality rates

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edu/portal/site/ 40 CO Search gives the mean annual age-specific mortality rates from measles during the first 25 years ofr life in ye assume that the population is in a steady state (ie., migrations out are equal to migrations in) Age specific mortality rates per 100,000 population by age group Age at Death (yrs) Year of Death 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 1910-1914 2.9 3.7 2.8 0.6 1915-1919 2.4 2.8 1.7 1.5 0.4 1920-1924 1.7 3.3 2.2 2.4 0.3 1.3 0.8 0.5 1925-1929 2.7 2.0 1.1 0.5 1930-1934 1.8 1.3 06 0.2 1935-1939 0.9 0.2 0.1 The age-specific mortality rates for the cohort born in 1915-1919 are A-24 2.8 1.7 1.5 0.4 B 29 3.7 2.8 2.0 0.6

Explanation / Answer

1) From the table we can say that age specific mortality rates for cohort born in 1915-1919 are 2.4, 3.7, 2.8, 2.0, 0.6

2) 5-9 age group has the highest mortality rate, which we can see from the table.