Cause of death | Observed | Expected | SMR | 95% CI |
All causes | 5636 | 6493.2 | 0.87 | 0.85 to 0.89 |
All malignant neoplasms | 1713 | 1741.0 | 0.98 | 0.94 to 1.03 |
Oral cavity and pharynx | 35 | 35.3 | 0.99 | 0.69 to 1.38 |
Oesophagus | 55 | 48.6 | 1.13 | 0.85 to 1.47 |
Stomach | 34 | 45.2 | 0.75 | 0.52 to 1.05 |
Intestine except rectum | 115 | 140.2 | 0.82 | 0.68 to 0.98 |
Rectum | 30 | 30.1 | 1.00 | 0.67 to 1.42 |
Liver, biliary passages and gall bladder | 135 | 47.0 | 2.87 | 2.40 to 3.40 |
Liver only‡ | 117 | 31.8 | 3.68 | 3.04 to 4.41 |
Pancreas | 75 | 83.4 | 0.90 | 0.71 to 1.13 |
Larynx | 12 | 21.5 | 0.56 | 0.29 to 0.97 |
Trachea, bronchus, lung | 591 | 672.5 | 0.88 | 0.81 to 0.95 |
Pleura | 4 | 1.2 | 3.37 | 0.92 to 8.63 |
Breast | 3 | 2.0 | 1.46 | 0.30 to 4.28 |
Prostate | 112 | 126.3 | 0.89 | 0.73 to 1.07 |
Kidney | 52 | 44.6 | 1.16 | 0.87 to 1.53 |
Bladder and other urinary organs | 55 | 45.7 | 1.20 | 0.91 to 1.57 |
Bone | 4 | 4.7 | 0.85 | 0.23 to 2.17 |
Melanoma | 29 | 26.7 | 1.09 | 0.73 to 1.56 |
Skin | 7 | 8.9 | 0.79 | 0.32 to 1.63 |
Mesothelioma | 12 | 5.2 | 2.29 | 1.18 to 4.00 |
Connective tissue | 20 | 8.2 | 2.43 | 1.48 to 3.75 |
Brain and central nervous system | 52 | 41.1 | 1.27 | 0.95 to 1.66 |
Eye | 2 | 0.9 | 2.14 | 0.26 to 7.72 |
Thyroid | 3 | 3.2 | 0.94 | 0.19 to 2.74 |
Other and unspecified malignancy | 102 | 124.4 | 0.82 | 0.67 to 1.00 |
Hodgkin’s disease | 3 | 8.1 | 0.37 | 0.08 to 1.08 |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 64 | 62.7 | 1.02 | 0.79 to 1.30 |
Multiple myeloma | 25 | 27.9 | 0.90 | 0.58 to 1.32 |
Leukaemia and aleukaemia | 71 | 63.3 | 1.12 | 0.88 to 1.41 |
Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 13 | 21.1 | 0.62 | 0.33 to 1.06 |
Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs | 17 | 24.7 | 0.69 | 0.40 to 1.10 |
Diabetes | 130 | 150.8 | 0.86 | 0.72 to 1.02 |
Nervous system and sense organs | 141 | 130.4 | 1.08 | 0.91 to 1.27 |
Diseases of the heart | 1910 | 2225.6 | 0.86 | 0.82 to 0.90 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 259 | 311.4 | 0.83 | 0.73 to 0.94 |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 430 | 591.2 | 0.73 | 0.66 to 0.80 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 248 | 337.3 | 0.74 | 0.65 to 0.83 |
Asbestosis | 6 | 2.4 | 2.53 | 0.92 to 5.51 |
Diseases of the digestive system | 185 | 248.9 | 0.74 | 0.64 to 0.86 |
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver disease | 97 | 113.5 | 0.85 | 0.69 to 1.04 |
Diseases of genitourinary | 80 | 111.5 | 0.72 | 0.57 to 0.89 |
Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue | 4 | 5.8 | 0.69 | 0.19 to 1.75 |
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 50 | 62.4 | 0.80 | 0.59 to 1.06 |
External causes | 335 | 451.7 | 0.74 | 0.66 to 0.83 |
*NIOSH state-specific referent rates used unless otherwise noted.
†401,524 person-years for full cohort of 9951 workers.
‡NCHS/CanQues state referent rates uses.
NCHS, National Center for Health Statistics; NIOSH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.