A Death Rate of 2

Question

A death rate of 2.1% would represent 21 deaths per ________ individuals in a population per year.
A) 100
B) 1,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000,000

Accepted Answer

If the death rate is 2.1%, this means that out of 100 individuals in a population, 2.1 individuals would die per year. Therefore, to calculate the number of deaths per year for a larger population size, we need to multiply this rate by the population size. For a population of 1,000 individuals, there would be 21 deaths per year (2.1% × 1,000 = 21), which matches the death rate given in the question. The other choices would result in either too few deaths (A and C) or an unrealistic number of deaths (D).