Calculate a direct age adjusted mortality rate for Springfield (Table 3) by using the New York age distribution
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Get it written →Calculate a direct age adjusted mortality rate for Springfield (Table 3) by using the New York age distribution (Table 4). Calculate mortality rates to four decimal places.
Table 3. Springfield, NY
Age Category
Number of Persons
Number of Deaths
Mortality Rate
0 – 9
25,585
37
10 – 19
22,695
9
20 – 29
29,002
35
30 – 39
24,614
69
40 – 49
15,863
58
50 – 59
11,252
119
60 – 69
13,139
268
70 – 79
9,772
417
80+
5,061
539
Total
156,983
1,551
Table 4. New York in 1990
Age Category
Number of Persons
Number of Deaths
Mortality Rate
0 – 19
1,548,535
Not Available
0.000721
20 – 29
1,070,559
Not Available
0.000731
30 – 39
1,028,834
Not Available
0.001337
40 – 49
770,732
Not Available
0.002457
50 – 59
516,884
Not Available
0.006949
60 – 69
513,863
Not Available
0.016730
70 – 79
367,924
Not Available
0.038299
80+
199,094
Not Available
0.108281
Total
6,016,425
0.008811
DIRECT AGE ADJUSTMENT
Age Category
Standard Population
Mortality Rate (Springfield)
Expected deaths
0 – 19
20 – 29
30 – 39
40 – 49
50 – 59
60 – 69
70 – 79
80+
Total
2. Fill in the following rates:
NewYork Springfield
Mortality Rates (per 1, 000) ________________ ___________________
Crude
______________________
Age-Adjusted
3.How would you interpret the age standardized mortality rate of Springfield as compared to New York?
4. How would you explain the difference in the crude and adjusted rates for Springfield?
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