Table 3

Proportional cancer mortality ratio (PCMR) analysis for all cancers, mesothelioma, lung, laryngeal, and colon cancers by sex, in subjects ⩾30 years who died between 1975–95

		Observed n		Expected n	PCMR
		Observed n		Expected n	Rate	95% CI
All cancers:
Men	86	59.6	1.4	1.1 to 1.8
Women	32	20.5	1.6	1.1 to 2.2
Total	117	79.8	1.5	1.2 to 1.7
Mesothelioma:
Men	20	1.1	18.2	11.1 to 27.7
Women	8	0.3	26.7	11.5 to 52.5
Total	28	0.9	31.1	20.7 to 43.6
Lung:
Men	22	20.5	1.1	0.7 to 1.6
Women	7	4.8	1.5	0.6 to 3.0
Total	29	23.3	1.2	0.8 to 1.8
Larynx:
Men	2	1.2	1.7	0.2 to 6.0
Women	—	0.1	—	—
Total	2	1.1	1.8	0.2 to 6.5
Colon:
Men	3	3.5	0.9	0.2 to 2.5
Women	1	2.9	0.3	0.01 to 1.9
Total	4	7.3	0.5	0.1 to 1.4