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Show Table 1 1940 2000 Age Number Weight Number Weight All ages 1,000,000 1.000000 1,000,000 1.000000 Under 1 year 15,343 0.015343 13,818 0.013818 1 -4 years 64,718 0.064718 55,317 0.055317 5-14 years 170,355 0.170355 145,565 0.145565 15-24 years 181,677 0.181677 138,646 0.138646 25-34 years 162,066 0.162066 135,573 0.135573 35-44 years 139,237 0.139237 162,613 0.162613 45-54 years 117,811 0.117811 134,834 0.134834 55-64 years 80,294 0.080294 87,247 0.087247 65-74 years 48,426 0.048426 66,037 0.066037 75-84 years 17,303 0.017303 44,842 0.044842 85 years and over 2,770 0.002770 15,508 0.015508 Table 1. The 1940 and year 2000 U.S. standard populations Table 2 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Diseases of the Heart 1940 148.2 2000 313.8 144.3 306.1 145.3 310.0 140.3 299.7 138.3 296.3 Chronic Pulmonary Disease 1940 20.1 2000 38.0 19.8 37.9 21.4 40.9 21.0 40.6 20.8 40.5 Suicide 1940 11.4 2000 12.3 11.1 12.1 11.3 12.2 11.2 12.0 11.2 12.0 Homicide 1940 10.9 2000 10.1 10.5 9.6 10.7 9.8 10.2 9.3 9.4 8.5 Table 2. Age-adjusted death rates based on the 1940 and year 2000 standard populations for selected causes of death: United States 1991-1995. Age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 The increase in the death rates is an artifact of the change in the standard and does not indicate an actual increase in death rates over those calculated using the previous standard. For this reason, rates calculated using the year 2000 standard are not comparable to rates that use a 1940 or other standard. Comparisons between rates based on different standards can lead to erroneous conclusions. Thorough analyses of mortality should include age-adjusted, age-specific, and crude rates as well as analyses of other demographic and geographic variables. Implementation of the new standard will bring consistency to all DHHS and State agencies publishing mortality statistics. It eliminates the need for States to produce multiple data series and reduces the confusion among data users. This transition comes with the caveat that one needs to keep in mind the change in standard when comparing the current and previous year's age-adjusted mortality rates. 126 |