FLORIDA VITAL STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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RATES AND FORMULAE
Age-adjusted death rate (AADR):
Number of deaths occurring among a population adjusted to the projected
2000 standard million population of the United States using the direct method. An AADR is used to control for
differences when comparing two or more populations or the same populations over time.
Sum of the products of age-specific death rates with standard population proportion
Age-specific rate:
Number of events occurring to a specific age group per 1,000 or 100,000 population of the
specified age group.
Number of events to specific age group x 1,000 (or 100,000)
Estimated midyear population of specific age group
Cause specific death rate:
Number of deaths due to a specific cause per 100,000 population.
Number of deaths from a specific cause x 100,000
Estimated midyear population
(Crude) birth rate:
Number of live births per 1,000 population.
Number of live births x 1,000
Estimated midyear population
(Crude) death rate:
Number of deaths per 1,000 population.
Number of deaths x 1,000
Estimated midyear population
(Crude) divorce rate:
Number of divorces per 1,000 population.
Number of divorces x 1,000
Estimated midyear population
(Crude) marriage rate:
Number of marriages per 1,000 population.
Number of marriages x 1,000
Estimated midyear population
Fetal death rate:
Number of fetal deaths (20 weeks or more gestation) per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths.
Number of fetal deaths x 1,000
Number of live births + number of fetal deaths
Fertility rate:
The total number of births in a year per 1,000 female population, aged 15-44 years.
Number of live births x 1,000
Estimated midyear female population aged 15-44 years
