The overall death rate of a population reflects the average life expectancy of individuals in that population. The lower the
death rate, the higher the life expectancy.
Death Rates, All Causes by Ethnicity, Utah, 2007-2011
The death rate for Hispanic Utahns was significantly lower than for all Utahns.
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population using 3 age groups.
Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties in Utah (2010 Census), U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Number of persons who died from any cause of death.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of persons who died.
Denominator:
Number of persons in population.
Page Content Updated On 05/13/2013,
Published on 06/07/2013
Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012, Telephone: 801-538-6843, Website: http://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords/,
Email: vrequest@utah.gov
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