A dataset containing age-adjusted death rate data by race and gender of the deceased. Data is provided for 1980-2013.
adjDRA data.frame with 612 observations and 4 variables.
The year for which data was was recorded.
The racial group of the deceased One of all all races; white
whites; black_aa black / African-American; nat_amer American Indian
or Native Alaskan; asian_isl Asian or Pacific Islander; hisp_lat Hispanic.
The gender of the deceased. One of c(both, male, female)
The age-adjusted death rate. See details.
The age-adjusted death rates are used to compare relative mortality risks among groups and over time. They were computed by the direct method, which is defined $$R'= \sum_{i} \frac{P_{si}}{P_{s}}R_i$$ where \(P_{si}\) is the standard population for age group i, \(P_s\) is the total US standard population and \(R_i\) is the raw death rate for age group i.
Populations are based on census counts enumerated as of April 1 of the census year and estimated as of July 1 for non-census years.
Xu, J. Q., S. L. Murphy, and K. D. Kochanek. "Deaths: final data for 2013." National Vital Statistics Reports 64.2 (2015).