Table 2

Mortality from selected causes by age at hire

Cause of death (ICD 9)Age at hire
<25 years25–34 years>34 years
OSMR95% CIOSMR95% CIOSMR95% CI
O, observed deaths; SMR, standardised mortality ratio point estimate; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval of the SMR.
All causes (001–999)1481.391.18 to 1.632191.621.41 to 1.851741.301.11 to 1.50
Malignant neoplasms (140–208)491.441.07 to 1.91501.220.91 to 1.61421.160.84 to 1.57
Cancer of the liver (155)84.181.80 to 8.23104.662.23 to 8.5663.601.32 to 7.84
Lung cancer (6280.760.33 to 1.50120.970.50 to 1.69121.200.62 to 2.10
Silicosis (500, 502)2481.7952.4 to 121.73682.7357.9 to 114.51941.1824.8 to 64.3
Liver cirrhosis and other chronic diseases (571)81.290.56 to 2.54172.361.37 to 3.78111.890.97 to 3.39