Table 2.

Age-specific death rates of test patients.

	Age distribution
	50-60	60-70	70-80	80-90	90-100	Total
Age distribution in MRa	180	310	441	414	84	1429
Age distribution, %	12.60	21.69	30.86	28.97	5.88	100.0
Deaths in MRa , n	17	46	60	91	37	251
ASDRb , %	9.44	14.84	13.61	21.98	44.05	17.56c
Test patients by age, n	41	31	14	13	1	100
Age specific deaths, n	1	2	4	1	0	8
Expected deaths, n	3.87	4.60	1.91	2.86	0.44	13.68
Deaths saved, n	2.87	2.60	–2.09	1.86	0.44	5.68

^aMR: master register.

^bASDR: age-specific death rate.

^cCrude death rate.