Table 3

 Standardised mortality ratios (number of deaths) from selected causes according to causes for leaving employment

Cause of deathActive (517) (95% CI)Retired (755) (95% CI)Medical reasons (269) (95% CI)Other reasons (181) (95% CI)
All causes1.12 (107) (0.92–1.35)1.19 (265) (1.05–1.35)1.39 (108) (1.14–1.68)1.77 (50) (1.32–2.34)
All cancers1.15 (35) (0.80–1.59)1.40 (133) (1.18–1.66)1.35 (46) (0.99–1.80)1.81 (21) (1.12–2.77)
    Oesophagus1.15 (3) (0.24–3.37)1.59 (9) (0.73–3.02)2.83 (6) (1.03–6.16)5.10 (4) (1.39–13.1)
    Liver2.25 (2) (0.27–8.11)2.29 (12) (1.18–4.00)1.05 (2) (0.13–3.78)0
    Lung0.68 (5) (0.22–1.59)1.53 (40) (1.09–2.08)1.57 (15) (0.88–2.60)2.47 (8) (1.06–4.87)
All cardiovascular diseases0.95 (15) (0.53–1.57)0.93 (53) (0.70–1.22)1.49 (28) (0.99–2.15)1.55 (9) (0.71–2.95)
    Ischaemic heart diseases0.99 (7) (0.40–2.05)0.69 (16) (0.39–1.12)1.14 (9) (0.52–2.16)2.02 (5) (0.66–4.72)
Chronic liver diseases explicitly related to alcohol1.03 (4) (0.28–2.64)1.60 (9) (0.73–3.03)1.39 (3) (0.29–4.05)1.09 (1) (0.03–6.10)
Other chronic non-malignant diseases of the liver2.69 (9) (1.23–5.10)0.65 (3) (0.13–1.90)3.45 (6) (1.26–7.51)4.48 (3) (0.93–13.2)
All infectious diseases1.32 (4) (0.36–3.38)1.81 (13) (0.96–3.10)1.26 (3) (0.26–3.69)6.13 (5) (1.99–14.3)
Alcohol related diseases1.39 (28) (0.92–2.00)1.62 (57) (1.23–2.10)1.79 (24) (1.15–2.67)2.50 (13) (1.33–4.28)