In 2016, the population of a state was expected to be 4,000,000 people. The state recorded 20,000 cases of a rare and deadly neurological illness at the start of the same year. The state recorded 7,000 new cases and 1,000 fatalities linked to this illness by the end of 2016. At the conclusion of the year, another 40,000 fatalities from all causes were documented. What was the disease's cumulative incidence in 2016?

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Eductional Objective: The cumulative incidence of a disease is the number of new cases of a disease over a specific period divided by the total population at risk at the beginning of the study (ie, the proportion of at-risk individuals who contract the disease over the specified period).

In 2016, the Population of a State Was Expected to Be