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PAHO. Age standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population deaths less 70 years, 2009

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PAHO. Age standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population deaths less 70 years, 2009Age-standardized mortality rates can be used to compare the mortality rates of countries without being affected by the difference in age distributions from country to country. Without using this standardization, it would be unclear if differing mortality rates were due to age or as a result of other factors.