|
Age-standardised death rates (SDR) are calculated using the direct method, i.e. they represent what the crude rate would have been if the population had the same age distribution as the European standard population (Waterhouse et al., 1976). This age distribution is given below.
Age group (years)
| European standard population
|
|---|
0
| 1,600
|
1-4
| 6,400
|
5-9
| 7,000
|
10-14
| 7,000
|
15-19
| 7,000
|
20-24
| 7,000
|
25-29
| 7,000
|
30-34
| 7,000
|
35-39
| 7,000
|
40-44
| 7,000
|
45-49
| 7,000
|
50-54
| 7,000
|
55-59
| 6,000
|
60-64
| 5,000
|
65-69
| 4,000
|
70-74
| 3,000
|
75-79
| 2,000
|
80-84
| 1,000
|
85 +
| 1,000
|
Total
| 100,000
|
|---|
| |
| 
Literature and data sources
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