The table on the last page shows all-cause mortality data from 2019 for Pitt county and Buncombe county. Use the table to answer the questions below.

1. Calculate the crude total mortality rate for each county. Report as deaths per 1,000 people. (2 points)

Buncombe county crude mortality rate =

Pitt county crude mortality rate =

2. Calculate the age-adjusted mortality rate for both counties, using the US 2000 standard population. Use the direct adjustment method that utilizes calculating the expected number of deaths for each age group as the method for calculating the age-adjusted mortality rate. Fill in the empty columns in the table as part of showing your work, then report here the age-adjusted mortality rate for each county as deaths per 1,000. (4 points)

Buncombe county age-adjusted mortality rate =

Pitt county age-adjusted mortality rate =

3. How do the crude and age-adjusted rates compare? Why are they similar or different? (2 points)

Age group	US Standard population (2000)	Buncombe county				Pitt county
		Population (2019)	Deaths	Age-specific rate*	Expected deaths	Population (2019)	Deaths	Age-specific rate*	Expected deaths
0004 Years	18,986,520	12,528	14			10,001	27
0514 Years	39,976,619	26,679	5			22,244	6
1524 Years	38,076,743	28,351	17			36,454	17
25-44 Years	81,892,622	71,948	164			46,361	89
45-64 Years	60,991,658	67,569	452			40,960	297
65 and Over	34,709,480	54,116	1,959			24,722	957
TOTAL	274,633,642	261,191	2,611			180,742	1,393

*To assist with calculating the age-adjusted rates, do not multiply by 1,000; instead, report out to 5 decimal places