The Statistics That Report the Number of Deaths Per Thousand

question 19

Multiple Choice

The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:

• A)the adjusted mortality rate.
• B)the crude death or mortality rate.
• C)the adjusted population level.
• D)the actual growth rate.

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