Standardized Death Rate (SDR) is used to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Standardized Death Rate (SDR) is used to:
A. Adjust birth rates for underreporting
B. Calculate crude death rates for small areas
C. Estimate infant mortality from census data
D. Compare mortality between populations with different age structures
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
SDR applies age-specific death rates of a population to a standard age distribution, eliminating the confounding effect of age structure to enable fair mortality comparisons across regions or time.

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