Table 3

Age-standardised cause-specific mortality rate by occupation, rate ratio and rate difference between KSC09 and KSCO2 (females, per 100 000)

Occupation groupKSCO1KSCO2KSCO3KSCO4KSCO5KSCO6KSCO7KSCO8KSCO9RRRD
Cause of death
All causes122.393.3*136.4115.7149.7206.0†158.1157.8163.41.7570.1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)1.13.12.12.23.20.0*3.86.8†3.71.190.6
Neoplasms (C00-D48)41.0*46.964.163.062.357.162.865.4†63.11.3516.2
 Malignant neoplasm of the stomach (C16)5.5*5.713.17.59.713.9†10.09.710.41.824.7
 Malignant neoplasm of the colon, rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus and anal canal (C18-C21)4.4*5.24.57.96.611.0†7.25.66.51.251.3
 Malignant neoplasm of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)4.85.75.34.5*7.18.57.112.6†7.21.261.5
 Malignant neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34)6.1*8.310.6†8.77.47.28.56.28.20.99−0.1
 Malignant neoplasm of the bladder (C67)0.20.0*0.0*0.4†0.30.0*0.10.0*0.20.2
 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85)0.60.40.51.01.10.0*1.01.8†1.43.501.0
 Leukaemia (C91-C95)1.22.8†1.91.11.70.0*2.32.8†2.00.71−0.8
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)0.0*0.10.20.31.5†0.0*0.90.21.313.001.2
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)0.52.21.03.6†1.60.0*2.51.53.01.360.8
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)20.09.7*19.417.321.822.629.926.130.9†3.1921.2
 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)3.31.2*2.14.74.77.1†6.76.46.25.175.0
 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)13.17.7*9.210.513.113.117.013.117.3†2.259.6
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)12.55.85.91.8*5.032.0†5.13.13.30.57−2.5
 Pneumonia (J12-J18)5.5†2.00.40.70.30.0*1.50.70.90.45−1.1
 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)5.5†1.75.10.52.40.0*2.31.81.60.94−0.1
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)2.51.8*3.02.23.54.45.37.2†4.72.612.9
Diseases of the liver (K70-K77)1.6*1.72.71.6*2.54.44.6†3.03.52.061.8
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)0.30.10.60.41.4†0.0*1.10.71.313.001.2
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)0.20.80.61.22.60.0*3.4†1.62.53.131.7
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)40.215.1*20.818.533.574.7†33.934.636.72.4321.6
 Transport crashes (V01-V99)9.55.0*7.08.610.045.0†11.011.313.42.688.4
 Intentional self-harm (X60-X84)22.8†7.57.96.8*14.914.614.512.314.71.967.2
  • KSCO1=Legislators, Senior Officials and Managers; KSCO2=Professionals; KSCO3=Technicians and Associate Professionals; KSCO 4=Clerks; KSCO5=Service and Sale Workers; KSCO6=Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery workers; KSCO7=Craft and Related Trades Workers, KSCO8=Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers, KSCO9=Elementary Occupations.

  • *Minimum mortality rate among occupation group.

  • †Maximum mortality rate among occupation group.

  • KSCO, Korean Standard Classification of Occupations; RD, Rate difference between KSCO9 and KSCO2; RR, Rate ratio of KSCO9 to KSCO2.