Table 1

Observed deaths and crude mortality rate for the study and comparison groups—cohort II

Study groupComparison group
Cause of deathNumber of deathsCrude death rate (1/105)Number of deathsCrude death rate (1/105)
All causes3971006.95201078.0
All malignant neoplasms72182.660124.4
    Lung2153.31224.9
    Mesothelioma717.80
    Liver1538.01429.0
    Stomach615.2918.7
    Bowel615.236.2
    Nasopharynx410.1510.4
    Oesophagus37.636.2
    Breast37.636.2
    Cervix25.10
    Lymphoma25.124.2
    Leukaemia12.536.2
    All others25.1612.4
Infectious disease615.2816.6
Circulatory disease167423.5250518.3
Respiratory disease1435.54287.1
Digestive disease1743.12347.7
Injury and poisoning2871.03878.8
Unknown64162.374153.4
Other disease2973.62551.8