MCCQE Part 1 · Population Health, Ethics and Law

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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  1. A survey of 5000 people found 400 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  2. A municipality had 500 children in the target group, and 300 of them received the vaccine. What is the vaccination coverage?
  3. A municipality had 2000 children in the target group, and 1200 of them received the vaccine. What is the vaccination coverage?
  4. A survey of 2000 people found 120 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  5. A survey of 10000 people found 400 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  6. A survey of 2000 people found 250 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  7. A survey of 10000 people found 50 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  8. A municipality recorded 2000 live births and 12 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  9. An outbreak had 1000 confirmed cases and 50 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  10. In a town of 50000 people at risk, 25 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  11. An outbreak had 200 confirmed cases and 10 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  12. A municipality recorded 6000 live births and 30 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  13. In a town of 50000 people at risk, 40 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  14. A municipality recorded 2000 live births and 24 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  15. An outbreak had 400 confirmed cases and 8 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  16. A municipality recorded 3000 live births and 60 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  17. A municipality recorded 2000 live births and 45 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  18. A municipality recorded 6000 live births and 24 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  19. An outbreak had 400 confirmed cases and 20 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  20. In a town of 20000 people at risk, 100 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  21. A survey of 5000 people found 120 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  22. A municipality had 800 children in the target group, and 680 of them received the vaccine. What is the vaccination coverage?
  23. A survey of 2000 people found 400 with hypertension on the day of the survey. What is the prevalence?
  24. An outbreak had 800 confirmed cases and 50 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  25. A municipality recorded 3000 live births and 30 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  26. An outbreak had 200 confirmed cases and 4 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  27. A municipality recorded 2000 live births and 18 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  28. In a town of 5000 people at risk, 25 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  29. In a town of 2000 people at risk, 10 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  30. In a town of 5000 people at risk, 40 new cases of a disease appeared in one year. What is the incidence per 1000 people?
  31. A municipality recorded 3000 live births and 45 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  32. An outbreak had 1000 confirmed cases and 10 deaths among them. What is the case fatality rate?
  33. A municipality recorded 1000 live births and 12 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?
  34. A municipality recorded 1000 live births and 45 deaths of children under 1 year in a year. What is the infant mortality rate?

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