In 2016 there were 7,467 million people in the world.According to the World Health Organization,in the same year there were 56.9 million deaths worldwide; of those,15.2 million were due to ischemic heart disease or stroke.What was the proportionate mortality of those two causes combined for that year?
A) 0.8%
B) 0.2%
C) 3.7%
D) 13.5%
E) 26.7 %

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The proportionate mortality represents the percentage of all deaths that are due to a specific cause (in this example,two causes combined).We calculate it using the following procedure: 56.9 million if the total number of deaths = 100% deaths.There were 15.2 million deaths due to ischemic heart disease or stroke; therefore 15.2 million represents 26.7% of all deaths.Another way to express this number is 26.7% of all deaths were due to ischemic heart disease or stroke: (15.2 × 100)/56.9 = 26.7%.

In 2016 There Were 7,467 Million People in the World