Use the table to answer the question.
Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population
Age Male Female
Under 1 year 807.4 647.7
1 to 4 years 39.4 31.8
5 to 14 years 23.8 17.5
15 to 24 years 121.6 45.5
25 to 35 years 157.8 69.1
35 to 44 years 264.1 140.4
45 to 54 years 546.1 315.6
55 to 64 years 1,332.0 812.9
65 to 74 years 3,195.2 1,958.7
75 to 84 years 7,140.5 4,828.4
85 years and older 17,558.7 14,530.4
What is the probability of living another year for a woman who is 73 years of old?
A.
0.951716
B.
0.968048
C.
0.980413
D.
0.991871
The death rate per 100,000 population for females in the 65-74 age group is 1,958.7. Therefore, the probability of a 73-year-old woman living another year is 1 - (1,958.7/100,000) = 0.980413.
Answer: C. 0.980413
To determine the probability of a woman who is 73 years old living another year, we need to use the death rate for the age group 65 to 74 years from the table.
From the table, the death rate per 100,000 population for women aged 65 to 74 years is 1,958.7.
To calculate the probability of living another year, we subtract the death rate from 100,000 and divide by 100,000.
Probability = (100,000 - 1,958.7) / 100,000 = 98,041.3 / 100,000 = 0.980413
Therefore, the probability of living another year for a woman who is 73 years old is 0.980413.
Answer: C. 0.980413