Standardization
Standardization
Dr Praveer Kumar
Associate Professor
• If we want to compare the death rates of two
populations with different age-composition,
the crude death rate is not the right yardstick.
5 – 14 9,000 16 45,000 35
0 2,000 5 3,000 10
5 – 14 8,000 6 7,000 3
Observed 334
Deaths
Q. Calculate Standardized Mortality Ratio for cigarette
Industry workers and draw inference ?
AGE NATIONAL COAL WORKERS OBSERVED EXPECTED
POPULATION POPULATION DEATHS DEATHS
DEATH RATES
PER THOUSAND
Observed 670
Deaths
Thank You