Each year 950 000 people develop myocardial infarction in a population of 250 000 000. Out of these, 215 000 die and 112 500 in the first hour. Which of the following is the SINGLE most likely value for the incidence of myocardial infarction?
A. 112 500 in 250 000 000
B. 112 500 in 215 000 000
C. 215 000 in 250 000 000
D. 215 000 in 950 000
E. 950 000 in 250 000 000
The definition of incidence is the number of new cases of a disease occurring within a population during a specific time. Therefore, in this question 950 000 people (number of new cases) develop myocardial infarction within a population during a specific time period.