Indicator Profile of Death Rates: Deaths From All Causes
Why Is This Important?
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.
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health; Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;Other Views
Definition
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 10/29/09,
Published on 10/29/09
