Which of the following is the best to compare vital statistics of countries?
Crude death and bih rates
Propoional moality rate
Age standardized death rate
Age specific death rate
If we want to compare the death rates of two populations with different age-composition, the crude death rate is not the right yardstick This is because rates are only comparable if the populations upon which they are based ae comparable.It is cumbersome to use a series of age-specific death rates, hence &;age standardization&; is used to remove the confounding effect of different age groups.Park 23epg: 59
Demography and family planning