Calculate Different Types of Mortality Rates

Conduct research to address the following:

Requirements:

1. Calculate the 2006 United States cause specific mortality rate for the following:
• Diseases of heart (heart disease)
• Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
• Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
2. What was the proportionate mortality rate for heart disease (or diseases of the heart) and cancer in the United States in 2006?
3. Calculate the 2006 maternal mortality rate for the United States.
4. Calculate the 2006 infant mortality rate for the United States.

Your paper should:

• be 1-2 pages in length.
• properly cite research sources.
• show how you calculated your answers.
• be free of spelling and grammar errors.