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| A standard population is used in order to eliminate the effects of any differences between two or more populations being compared |
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| This method is used when numbers of deaths for each age-specific stratum are not available. Also used to study mortality in occupationally exposed populations. |
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| The number of expected deaths/the standard population |
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| Observed # of deaths per year/Expected # of deaths per year |
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| Standard Mortality Ratio (SMR) |
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Definition
SMR =100 (the number of expected and observed deaths are equal)
SMR > 100 (observed # of deaths exceeds expected #)
SMR<100 (expected # of deaths exceeds observed #) |
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| Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) |
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| The years lost to premature death and years lived with disability of specified severity and duration. A DALY is 1 year lost of healthy life. |
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