The community health nurse is discussing mortality rates with a student nurse. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates that no further teaching is needed regarding the calculation of mortality rates?

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William Farr created the first national vital statistics system. He also began compiling vital statistics data on an annual basis, which included analyses of causes of death and assessments of mortality rates by occupation. Mortality rates give information on the number of deaths in a given area or period or from a particular cause. Mortality rates are not calculated using a population estimate every 10 years. Mortality rates do not indicate the genetic risk of developing a particular disease.

The Community Health Nurse Is Discussing Mortality Rates with a Student