If the incidence rate of a very serious disease is 25/100,000 person-years and the prevalence of this disease in the population is 75/100,000, what is the average survival time of individuals who contract this disease?

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The average survival time can be estimated by dividing the prevalence by the incidence rate. Here, 75/100,000 divided by 25/100,000 equals 3 years.

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