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Population and Expected Deaths of Community A by Age, and Standard Death Rates by Age

Age (year) Population in A Standard death rate (per 1,000) Expected deaths in A at standard rates
Under1 1,000 20.0
1-14 3,000 0.5
15-34 6,000 1.0
35-54 13,000 5.0
55-64 7,000 20.0
Over 64 20,000 90.0
Total 50,000 17.4
Using the data from the previous example (slide 16), the standard death rates selected for this adjustment are those observed for community B. These rates are applied to the age distribution of population A to determine the number of expected deaths for community A if they had the same age-specific rates as community B.