| Show Mortality Indicators Compiled by Doug Boudreaux should have lower crude mortality rates for those Several mortality death indicators were selected diseases common in older persons In the to compare Utahhealth with that of the Nation following tables age-adjusted rates are calculated These indicators measure death rates for certain by the direct method The standard agehealth conditions that are thought to be influenced adjusted population for comparison of death rates by health care environmental factors and lifestyle is the 1940 standard population choices The mortality indicators use the International Classification of Disease ICD-9 The total number of deaths in Utah for 1998 has codes to facilitate comparisons with theS been included for each indicator to give the readersense of the relative importance of each cause Rates for each of these indicators are reported by of death crude rates andlor age-adjusted rates Crude rates should not be used when comparing two Some indicators include age-adjusted mortality different populations but they have broad rates by sex for Utah Gender differences in availability and convey more meaning when mortality rates are considered important by both interest is the current death rate in one specific However researchers and policy-makers Age-adjusted rates provide more location national gender differences have not been accurate comparisons because they adjust for included here because of space considerations Utah hasdifferences in age distribution and because they generally follow the same younger population than the nation and hence male female patternsin Utah Life Expectancy Compiled by Doug Boudreaux In both Utah and the United States life expectancies for men and women have increased since 1970 During this period women have consistently had longer life expectancies than men This difference in life expectancies has contributed toconsistent relationship between male and female population percentages women make upslightly higher percentage of the population than men Table 26 Life Expectancy at Birth years Utah andS 1970 -1998 Male Female US Utah US Utah Year 747 766 671 695 1970 774 792 700 724 1980 788 NA 718 NA 1990 794 787 736 749 1997 795 NA 738 NA 1998 Absiract of ical Source US Census 1998 S 117th Ed WashingtonC United States 1998 Office National Vital Statistics Report Govemment Printing Vol 47 No 19 June 30 1998 Centers for Disease Control Prevention Utah Utah Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistcs Unpublished Data 1999 80 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
