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Community X Community Y

No. of No. of
No. of Deaths No of Deaths
People from People from
Age Disease Z Disease Z

Young 8,000 69 5,000 48
Old 11,000 115 3,000 60

Calculate the age-adjusted death rate for disease Z in communities X and Y by the direct method, using the total of both communities as the standard population. The age-adjusted death rate from disease Z for community X is 9.6/1000. I need assistance in setting up the table to show age-adjusted death rate and help explain how to figure where to put what. Thank you!

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