Demography Quiz (10%)

1) Define fetal death? (1 point)

2) List and define types of Standardization? (2 point)
3) In 1994 the number of deaths recorded in Costa Rica was 13314. The estimated
population of Costa Rica on July 1, 1994 was 3 266 000. Calculate the Crude death rate
of this country? (1 point)
4) The following table shows population and death data of country A. (2 point)

Age group Population(in 1000) No of deaths

<1 1217 5616
1-4 5293 2367
5-14 16037 2619
15-24 18856 9148
25-34 15901 9315
35-44 19714 23862
45-54 17151 51986
55-64 14508 110269
65-74 8946 159744
75 and over 5989 444930
Total 123612 819856
Based on the above data
A) Calculate the crude death rate.
B) Calculate the death rate age group 75 and over.
5) In 1990 in Zimbabwe the estimated number of female population was 4,672,000. In the
same year it was officially discovered that among 12, 355 deaths recorded 8, 234 of were
female. Calculate male death rate? (2)
6) The following data of death were reported for a certain area that has a total population
size of 29,098,518.

Major Cause Number of Death

Mental Illness 18645
Cancer 38812
Accidents 21021
Malaria 30383

a) Compute the cause specific death rate for Cancer

b) Compute the proportionate mortality rate for Malaria