A Standardized Rate for Mortality Defined in Units of Lost Years of Life

1 January 1950

journal article
research article
Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health

Vol. 40 (1) , 17-26
https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.40.1.17

Abstract

Methods for computing a standardized rate of mortality which takes into account age at death and potential yrs. of life lost, are discussed. Such rates may be obtained by developing weighting factors to be applied directly to age-specific death rates. Standardized rates (of lost yrs. of life) have been computed for certain areas and time periods and found to reveal more striking differences than those obtained from comparisons of the conventional standardized death rates.

Keywords

VITAL STATISTICS