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the number of deaths of persons of a specific age-group in one year per 1,000 persons of the same age-group

  the number of live births to women in a specified age-group in one year per 1,000 women in the same age-group

  a procedure for adjusting rates (such as death rates) to minimise the effects of differences in age composition and facilitate valid comparison of rates for populations with different age compositions (see direct standardisation and indirect standardisation)

  a measure calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in metres squared, and which categorises a person as ranging from underweight to obese: underweight (BMI: <18.5); normal (BMI: 18.5–24.9); overweight (BMI: 25.0–29.9); obese (BMI: 30.0+)

  the number of new cases (crude incidence rate) or deaths (crude death rate) due to a disease over the total population that could be affected, without considering age or other factors

the procedure for adjusting rates in which the specific rates for a study population are averaged using as weights the distribution of a standard population

  the difference between the actual number of deaths occurring and the number expected from rates for the comparable population (the population used for comparison is most often the total Australian population or the total for the specific jurisdictions being considered)