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Standard Population Data

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The following standard populations are provided with SEER*Stat for calculating age-adjusted rates (see the Statistic section on the Rate Statistic tab) and age-adjusted prevalence percents (see the Statistic section on the Limited-duration Prevalence Statistic tab).

Standard populations with 18 age groups (0-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+).

  • 1940 U.S. Standard
  • 1950 U.S. Standard
  • 1960 U.S. Standard
  • 1970 U.S. Standard
  • 1980 U.S. Standard
  • 1990 U.S. Standard
  • 2000 U.S. Standard (5-year groups)
  • World Standard
  • 1991 Canadian Standard
  • 1996 Canadian Standard
  • European Standard (5-year groups)

Standard populations with 19 age groups (0, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+).

  • 2000 U.S. Standard
  • European Standard

It is also possible to prepare your own standard populations for age-adjusting using SEER*Prep (see Using Your Own Data).

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