Which state, New York or Arizona, has the higher standardized mortality rate Table 1. Age-Specific USA Population and State Mortality Rates (per person). Age Population 0-4 18,456,000 5-24 72,053,000 25-34 43,675,000 35-44 35,264,000 45-54 24,163,000 55-64 21,830,000 65-74 17,897,000 75+ 12,470,000 New York 0.00272 0.00066 0.00192 0.00321 0.00540 0.01212 0.02793 0.08753 Arizona 0.00269 0.00076 0.00146 0.00224 0.00484 0.01102 0.02408 0.07359 Table 2. Age-Specific USA Mortality Rates (per person) and State Populations. Age 0-4 5-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ US Death Rate 0.00251 0.00065 0.00135 0.0022 0.00486 0.01236 0.0273 0.08513 New York Population 1,275,000 5,023,000 3,018,000 2,572,000 1,909,000 1,784,000 1,347,000 981,000 Arizona Population 299,000 1,028,000 614,000 479,000 315,000 307,000 277,000 170,000