Age Male population Scotland a 000 s Male

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Actual male deaths (d) Under 1 29 6. 39 185. 31 161 1 -4 122 0. 31 37. 82 31 5 -14 333 0. 14 46. 62 56 15 -24 327 0. 71 232. 17 353 35 -34 388 0. 97 376. 36 545 35 -44 386 1. 57 606. 02 818 45 -54 329 4. 07 1339. 03 1820 55 -64 256 11. 25 2880 3773 65 -74 196 32. 28 6326. 88 7569 Over 75 119 102. 50 12197. 5 13479 All ages 2486 24227. 71 28605 In this table we examine male death rates for Scotland in 1999 and standardize by age relative to male death rates in the whole of the United Kingdom for the same period. The data are drawn from the World Health Organization Statistical Information System http: //www 3. who. int/ whosis

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Under 1 29 1 -4 122 5 -14 333 15 -24 327 35 -34 388 35 -44 386 45 -54 329 55 -64 256 65 -74 196 Over 75 119 All ages 2486 Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Actual male deaths (d) In column (a) we have the denominator population subdivided by age group, which represents all males in Scotland in 1999

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Under 1 29 6. 39 1 -4 122 0. 31 5 -14 333 0. 14 15 -24 327 0. 71 35 -34 388 0. 97 35 -44 386 1. 57 45 -54 329 4. 07 55 -64 256 11. 25 65 -74 196 32. 28 Over 75 119 102. 50 All ages 2486 Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Actual male deaths (d) In column (b) we record the crude death rates for the equivalent population groups in the denominator population, in this case the entire United Kingdom, including Scotland

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Under 1 29 6. 39 185. 31 1 -4 122 0. 31 37. 82 5 -14 333 0. 14 46. 62 15 -24 327 0. 71 232. 17 35 -34 388 0. 97 376. 36 35 -44 386 1. 57 606. 02 45 -54 329 4. 07 1339. 03 55 -64 256 11. 25 2880 65 -74 196 32. 28 6326. 88 Over 75 119 102. 50 12197. 5 All ages 2486 24227. 71 Actual male deaths (d) In column (c) we predict the numbers of male deaths in each age group that would be expected in Scotland if each age group conformed to the crude death rates applying in the reference population.

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Actual male deaths (d) Under 1 29 6. 39 185. 31 161 1 -4 122 0. 31 37. 82 31 5 -14 333 0. 14 46. 62 56 15 -24 327 0. 71 232. 17 353 35 -34 388 0. 97 376. 36 545 35 -44 386 1. 57 606. 02 818 45 -54 329 4. 07 1339. 03 1820 55 -64 256 11. 25 2880 3773 65 -74 196 32. 28 6326. 88 7569 Over 75 119 102. 50 12197. 5 13479 All ages 2486 24227. 71 28605 In the final column (d) we record the actual male deaths in Scotland. It is apparent that he actual deaths are higher than those that would be expected for every age group from 5 -14 upwards based on the crude rates for the rest of the UK.

Age Male population Scotland (a) (000 s) Male death rates UK (b) (deaths per 1, 000) Expected male deaths (c) = (a x b) Actual male deaths (d) Under 1 29 6. 39 185. 31 161 1 -4 122 0. 31 37. 82 31 5 -14 333 0. 14 46. 62 56 15 -24 327 0. 71 232. 17 353 35 -34 388 0. 97 376. 36 545 35 -44 386 1. 57 606. 02 818 45 -54 329 4. 07 1339. 03 1820 55 -64 256 11. 25 2880 3773 65 -74 196 32. 28 6326. 88 7569 Over 75 119 102. 50 12197. 5 13479 All ages 2486 24227. 71 28605 The Standardised Mortality Rate calculation for males in Scotland is the total actual male deaths (28605) expressed as a percentage of the total expected male deaths (24227. 71) = 118. 067 Note that it would be possible to calculate the SMR even if we only had the total figure 28605, as we would still be able to compare this with the expected total.