Here is an extract from a mortality table.
Age (in years) Number of persons surviving out of a sample of one million $60$ $16090$ $61$ $11490$ $62$ $8012$ $63$ $5448$ $64$ $3607$ $65$ $2320$
Based on this information,what is the probability of a person aged $60$ dying within a year?
| Age (in years) | Number of persons surviving out of a sample of one million |
| $60$ | $16090$ |
| $61$ | $11490$ |
| $62$ | $8012$ |
| $63$ | $5448$ |
| $64$ | $3607$ |
| $65$ | $2320$ |
Based on this information,what is the probability of a person aged $60$ dying within a year?
- A$\frac{46}{100}$
- B$\frac{46}{1600}$
- C$\frac{460}{1609}$
- D$\frac{460}{1600}$
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