Create a standardized mortality rate to compensate for the age differences between the two cities. As a healthcare administrator or planner what have you learned from this comparison and how might it be helpful for you when planning for future health care needs.

\begin{tabular}{|l|r|r|} \hline No of Observed Deaths & A & \\ \hline Under 5 & 117 & B \\ \hline Under 18 & 91 & 499 \\ \hline 65 years and over & 13,597 & 344 \\ \hline Female persons & 8,778 & 3,711 \\ \hline & & 10,536 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{|l|r|r|} \hline Population by Age & A & B \\ \hline Under 5 & 22,369.50 & 151,160.40 \\ \hline Under 18 & 67,508.20 & 516,464.90 \\ \hline 65 years and over & 65,510.90 & 233,039.06 \\ \hline Female persons & 198,130.60 & 1,053,924.40 \\ \hline & & \\ \hline Total Population & 399,457 & 2,099,251 \\ \hline \end{tabular}