Answer:
The cause specific mortality
rate from cholera in 2010 is "5/1000".
Explanation:
The measure of number of deaths
in a population is known as the
mortality rate. Fetal mortality rate,
Infant mortality rate, Maternal
mortality rate are some of the
examples. The mortality which
results from a specific cause
during a specified period in a
population is known as the specific
cause mortality.
The mortality due to a specific
cause in a specific period of time
in a population is known as the
cause specific mortality rate. For
example, calculation of mortality
rate for a specific disease like
tuberculosis, cancer is included in
cause specific mortality rate.
The given data shows that
Total population = 6 million
Number of deaths occurred during
the end of December = 60,000
Number of deaths from the cholera
= 30,000 in 100,000 people
People sick with cholera = 30,000
From the given data cause specific
mortality rate can be calculated
from the formula:
Cause specific mortality rate
Number of deaths from specified cause
Total population
Where,
Number of deaths from the cause
= 30,000
Size of the population at the
midpoint of time period =
6,000,000
Therefore,
Cause specific mortality rate=30,000/6,000,000= 5/1000
Hence, the cause specific mortality
rate from cholera in 2010 is "5/1000".
