Table 2.
Estimated age-specific absolute excess mortality rates and standardized mortality ratios for all-causes of death, Maricopa Countya
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group (yrs) | Excess mortality rate/10,000 population | SMR | Excess mortality rate/10,000 population | SMR | Excess mortality rate/10,000 population | SMR |
| All ages | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.64 | 1.03 | 0.31 | 1.06 |
| <5 | 0.00 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
| 5–14 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.48 | 1.25 |
| 15–24 | 0.00 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 1.24 |
| 25–44 | 0.53 | 1.08 | 0.77 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.11 |
| 45–64 | 0.74 | 1.10 | 1.41 | 1.02 | 0.73 | 1.03 |
| ≥65 | 1.85 | 1.09 | 3.50 | 1.02 | 1.73 | 1.02 |
aAbsolute excess mortality rates/10,000 population based a cyclical Serfling linear regression model and weekly all-cause mortality rates during the three expected pandemic waves: October 1, 1957-March 31, 1958 (1957), October 1, 1958-June 30, 1959 (1958), and October 1, 1959-June 30, 1960 (1959)