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Meadville and Barton are two small communities in the Northeast. During the 2005 calendar year, the overall mortality rate due to unintentional injury among 15–29 year olds were similar in both communities.
a. First, based on the data provided in the table below, provide the crude mortality rates (per 1,000) due to unintentional injury for Meadville and Barton, respectively. What do these rates indicate? Are they comparable? Show why they are or are not.
b. Provide an age-adjusted mortality rate (per 1,000) due to unintentional injury rate using the direct standardization approach for each community based on the data in the table below. Use the joint population as the standard. Compare and interpret your results.
Meadville BartonAge Population # Deaths Population # Deaths15-19 200 14 1000 2020-24 1200 36 100 1425-29 800 12 400 12All ages 2200 62 1500 46

 

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