Question

Calculate the net death rate for the year based on the following statistics: 15,567 discharges with 245 deaths (75 deaths occurring under 48 hours). Eight of the 245 deaths were medical examiner's cases.

Answer 1

13665.6 deaths per year

Explanation:

We can determine certain statistics based on the information. If 15567 patients where discharge and 245 deaths were recorded, the total number of patients were:

`=15567+245=15812`

If 75 deaths occured in the first 48 hours we have a death rate of:

`=75/48=1.56`

1.56 deaths per hour.

We want the death rate per year. If we have the death rate per hour we can determine the death rate per year:

[tex]1.56\cdot{24}\cdot{365}=13665.6[tex]

13665.6 deaths per year