Question

Go through the information given below, and answer the questions that follow.

The table captures Age and Gender distribution of COVID positive cases in a country. However, a part of data is missing, represented through unknown categories.
In which age category, the percentage of female COVID patients is the HIGHEST?

• A. 61-70
• B. 31-40
• C. 41-50
• D. 51-60
• E. 81+

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

81+

Answer 2

We can fill the blanks of table by using the data in the table as below:

Percentage of female COVID patients in the age category 61 to 70 = $\frac{3756}{7300}$ x 100 = 51.45%
Percentage of female COVID patients in the age category 31 to 40 = $\frac{12693}{24110}$ x100 = 52.64%
Percentage of female COVID patients in the age category 41 to 50 = $\frac{7264}{14120}$ x 100 = 51.44%
Percentage of female COVID patients in the age category 51 to 60 = $\frac{5567}{11174}$ x 100 = 49.82%
Percentage of female COVID patients in the age category 81+ = $\frac{1276}{1996}$ x 100 = 63.92%
Thus, the percentage of female COVID patients is the highest in the age category 81+.
Hence, option E is the correct answer.