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Mortality Rate Calculator

Calculate mortality rates, death probabilities, and survival probabilities using actuarial methods.

Inputs

Results

Crude Mortality Rate

8 per 1000

Annual Death Probability

0.8%

Survival Probability

99.2%

Expected Remaining Years

49.6 years

Age-Standardized Rate30.35 per 1000
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the number of deaths observed in the study population.
  2. Input the population at risk (central exposed-to-risk).
  3. Set the study period in years.
  4. Review the crude mortality rate per 1,000 lives.
  5. Standardize against a reference population to compare across groups with different age distributions.

How the result changes with Population Size

Population SizeCrude Mortality RateAnnual Death ProbabilitySurvival Probability
40,00120 per 10002%98%
140,0015.71 per 10000.57%99.43%
260,0003.08 per 10000.31%99.69%
360,0002.22 per 10000.22%99.78%

What each input means

Age
Age in years
Gender
Biological gender
Population Size
Total population in cohort
Number of Deaths
Number of deaths in population

How this is calculated

Formula

Mortality Rate = (Deaths / Population) × 1000

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Age = 50, Gender = 1, Population Size = 100000, Number of Deaths = 800 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Crude Mortality Rate
    Crude Mortality Rate
    8 = 8
  3. Calculate Annual Death Probability
    Annual Death Probability
    0.8 = 0.8%
  4. Calculate Survival Probability
    Survival Probability
    99.2 = 99.2%
  5. Calculate Age-Standardized Rate
    Age-Standardized Rate
    30.35 = 30.35

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