Causes of Death. The National Center for Health Statistics published the following data on the leading causes of death in 2010 in National Vital Statistics Reports. Deaths are classified according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases.

Rates are per 100,000 population.

Rank Cause of death Rate 1 Diseases of the heart 193.6 2 Malignant neoplasms 186.2 3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 44.7 4 Cerebrovascular diseases 41.9 5 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 39.1 6 Alzheimer’s disease 27.0 7 Diabetes mellitus 22.4 Do you think that these rates are descriptive statistics or inferential statistics? Explain your answer.