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 Race, Utah, 2005-2009
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.
Age-adjusted rates based on 5-year population average (2005 to 2009) using
2007 Vintage Bridged Race population estimates adjusted to GOPB as the average value. Deaths are from vital records data 2005-2009.
Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
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 10/17/2011,
Published on 01/10/2012
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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