1. Mortality
a) Compare the differences in mortality between England and Wales, Camden and one local authority of your choice in 2019. You should present tables or plots Crude death rates (CDRs), Standardised Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and indirectly standardised death rates for males and females. Your answer should include an explanation of the need for age standardisation when making this comparison. (20 points)
2. Life tables
a) Using evidence from the life table functions ndx and ex, summarise the main differences in mortality by sex between England and Wales in 2019 and a country of your choice (use the most recent data available from WHO Global Health Observatory data repository for the country of your choice). Present a table or plot of life table functions ndx and ex for males and females. (8 points)
b) Explain why the life expectancy values presented in a) should be interpreted and compared with caution. (3 points)
