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(Steps Shown) Consider the following heart disease mortality data from two hypothetical counties, including one with a high proportion of medically underserved

Question: Consider the following heart disease mortality data from two hypothetical counties, including one with a high proportion of medically underserved and one with a low proportion.

Age group (years) Percentage of the population in age group Death rate from heart disease
High proportion medically underserved
0-20 20% 2/100,000 person-years
21-50 30% 20/100,000 person-years
51-85 50% 40/100,000 person-years
Low proportion medically underserved
0-20 30% 2/100,000 person-years
21-50 40% 20/100,000 person-years
51-85 30% 40/100,000 person-years

In comparing the death rate between counties, should we use the crude or age-adjusted death rate? Why?

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