Question:

Compute the expected death rate, Considering District A as the standard population from the
following table.

Age- District A District B

group
Population Death Population Death
(years)

0 – 16 600 3 500 2

17 – 32 3,000 9 300 2

33 – 46 4,000 13 2,000 6

47 – 61 1,000 11 1,000 19

62 – 74 700 21 3,000 71

75 & 200 16 600 51

over

Solution:

expected death in standard population as

age group (years)
experienced in district A
0-16 2/500 *600=2.4
17-32 2/300 *3000=20
33-46 6/2000 *4000=12
47-61 19/1000 * 1000 = 19
62-74 71/3000* 700 = 16.57
75 and over 51/600 * 200=17