Question

The hypothetical town of Epiville has a population of 1 million people with exactly 550,000 women and 450,000 men. From January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, there were 80,000 people sick with tuberculosis of which 50,000 were men, and 100,000 sick with malaria of which 30,000 were men. During this time period in Epiville, 12,000 people died which included 4,000 from malaria and 2,000 from tuberculosis.

Calculate and answer the following using 2 significant digits and the bases specified:

What was the crude mortality rate (per 1000 people) for Epiville in 2016?

Answer 1