Table 5

Mortality from selected causes by cumulative length of employment

Cause of death (ICD 9)Length of employment
<10 years10–19 years>19 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)1051.481.21 to 1.791921.501.30 to 1.732441.381.21 to 1.56
Malignant neoplasms (140–208)80.390.17 to 0.77471.350.99 to 1.79861.541.24 to 1.91
Lips, mouth, and pharynx (140–149)11.360.03 to 7.6010.850.02 to 4.7563.161.16 to 6.88
Oesophagus (150)00.000.00 to 6.2411.170.03 to 6.4953.581.16 to 8.35
Liver (155)00.000.00 to 2.9263.711.36 to 8.08185.833.46 to 9.22
Lung (162)30.510.10 to 1.48101.020.49 to 1.88191.110.67 to 1.73
Bladder (188)00.000.00 to 4.1821.350.16 to 4.8931.240.26 to 3.63
Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)210.920.57 to 1.41420.830.60 to 1.12630.900.69 to 1.15
Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)286.824.53 to 9.86404.132.95 to 5.62403.092.20 to 4.20
Silicosis (500, 502)27138.3691.18 to 201.12970.5547.25 to 101.32339.424.98 to 59.12
Liver cirrhosis and other chronic diseases (571)41.020.28 to 2.61121.900.98 to 3.31202.231.36 to 3.44