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Compute the crude rate of various events within a population, such as births, deaths, and accidents, expressed as occurrences per thousand individuals.

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Cambridge IGCSE StatisticsCrude and standardised rates

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Compute the crude rate of various events within a population, such as births, deaths, and accidents, expressed as occurrences per thousand individuals

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Birth Data for a Town

Population: 25,000 Number of births in one year: 375

PopulationNumber of births
25,000375
  1. a

    Calculate the crude birth rate per 1,000 people in the town for that year.

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