Rate : Standardised Mortality Ratio

Rates are used to define comparative statistics that can be mapped and graphed. For example, our occupational information includes counts of the number of workers in employment and out of employment, as well as the total number of workers. We then define a measure called the 'Unemployment Rate', which uses the number out of work rather than the number in work, and expresses it as a percentage of the total, rather than a rate per thousand. The descriptive text in the system is defined mainly for rates.

Identifier:

R_STD_MORT_RATIO

Name:

Standardised Mortality Ratio

Type:

Rate (R)

Definition:

DEATH_TOT:total * 100.0 / DEATH_TOT:expected

Display as:

Continuous time series

Text:

The actual number of deaths as a percentage of the expected number, computed from mortality rates for Great Britain for the relevant year, and the age- and sex-composition of the local population as reported by the Census. This is probably the best overall measure of how healthy localities were relative to the country as a whole.

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