Table 2

Mortality by major cause

Cause (ICD-9)MalesFemales
Obs/ExpSMR95% CIObs/ExpSMR95% CI
*Disorders of liver and biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal haemorrhage other than from peptic ulcer, and intestinal malabsorption.
Cancer (140–208)280/334.20.840.74 to 0.9413/10.71.220.65 to 2.08
Ischaemic heart disease (410–414)188/263.00.710.62 to 0.822/2.90.680.08 to 2.47
Stroke (430–438)28/48.60.580.38 to 0.830
Respiratory disease (460–519)30/58.50.510.35 to 0.730
Digestive system diseases* (570–579)18/33.50.540.32 to 0.850
Accidents/violence (800–999)71/115.30.620.48 to 0.780
All other causes69/156.60.440.34 to 0.561/9.20.10 to 0.6
All causes684/1009.70.680.63 to 0.7316/22.80.700.40 to 1.14