Table 2
Observed deaths and crude mortality rate among farmers for the study and comparison groups—cohort III
| Study group | Comparison group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | Number of deaths | Crude death rate (1/105) | Number of deaths | Crude death rate (1/105) |
| All causes | 166 | 1210.5 | 339 | 1639.2 |
| All malignant neoplasms | 23 | 167.7 | 19 | 91.9 |
| Lung | 6 | 43.8 | 3 | 14.5 |
| Mesothelioma | 5 | 36.5 | 0 | – |
| Liver | 5 | 36.5 | 2 | 9.7 |
| Stomach | 3 | 21.9 | 6 | 29.0 |
| Bowel | 1 | 7.3 | 3 | 14.5 |
| Nasopharynx | 0 | – | 1 | 4.8 |
| Oesophagus | 0 | – | 2 | 9.7 |
| Breast | 0 | – | 1 | 4.8 |
| Cervix | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | – |
| Lymphoma | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | – |
| Leukaemia | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| All others | 1 | 7.3 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Infectious disease | 3 | 21.9 | 4 | 19.3 |
| Circulatory disease | 71 | 517.7 | 191 | 923.6 |
| Respiratory disease | 5 | 36.5 | 34 | 164.4 |
| Digestive disease | 5 | 36.5 | 19 | 91.9 |
| Injury and poisoning | 8 | 58.3 | 19 | 91.9 |
| Unknown | 41 | 299.0 | 33 | 159.6 |
| Other disease | 10 | 72.9 | 20 | 96.7 |
