2. The CDC released the following data for the US population in its 2013 Vital Statistics report. Calculate the mortality rate for each age interval and add it to the table above. Then, below, describe the trends in adult and childhood mortality in the United States in 2013. Age interval Number dying in age interval Number surviving at beginning of age interval Mortality Rate (per 1000)| 0-10 756 100,000 11-20 292 99,244 21-30 890 98,953 31-40 1,234 98,164 41-50 2,457 96,811 51-60 5,564 94,352 61-70 10,479 88,788

2. The CDC released the following data for the US population in its 2013 Vital Statistics report. Calculate the mortality rate for each age interval and add it to the table above. Then, below, describe the trends in adult and childhood mortality in the United States in 2013. Age interval Number dying in age interval Number surviving at beginning of age interval Mortality Rate (per 1000)| 0-10 756 100,000 11-20 292 99,244 21-30 890 98,953 31-40 1,234 98,164 41-50 2,457 96,811 51-60 5,564 94,352 61-70 10,479 88,788

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