The state population for the year was 20 million. Live births in the same year totaled 324,600. Deaths were as follows: fetal deaths (3,244); neonatal deaths (2,200); postneonatal deaths (2,700); and infant deaths (4,900). Calculate the postneonatal mortality rate for the year.
The postneonatal mortality rate for the year is 8.32. The postneonatal mortality rate is calculated by dividing the postneonatal deaths by the number of live births at a specified period of time then multiplied by 1000.
