In 1990, there were 4,500 deaths due to lung diseases in miners aged 20 to 64 years. The expected number of deaths in this occup
ational group, based on age-specific deaths rates from lung diseases in all males aged 20 to 64 years, was 1,800 during 1990. What is the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for lung disease in miners
We have that the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) is the relationship between the number of deaths observed in a year, that is, those that occurred and the number of expected deaths, that is, those that were predicted.
SMR = observed / expected
therefore if we replace we have:
SMR = 4500/1800
SMR = 2.5
Which means that the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) is 2.5
