Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) and relative standardised mortality ratios (rSMRs) for causes of death in South Korean medical radiation workers by sex, 1996–2015
| Cause of death (International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision) | Male | Female | ||||||||
| Observed deaths | SMR | (95% CI) | rSMR | (95% CI) | Observed deaths | SMR | (95% CI) | rSMR | (95% CI) | |
| All cause of death (A00–W99) | 974 | 0.45 | (0.42 to 0.48) | – | – | 125 | 0.49 | (0.41 to 0.58) | – | – |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99) | 17 | 0.29 | (0.18 to 0.46) | 0.64 | (0.37 to 1.03) | – | – | – | – | – |
| All malignant neoplasms (C00–C97) | 398 | 0.61 | (0.55 to 0.67) | 1.60 | (1.41 to 1.82) | 56 | 0.68 | (0.53 to 0.89) | 1.70 | (1.17 to 2.46) |
| Oesophagus (C15) | 13 | 0.75 | (0.44 to 1.30) | 1.68 | (0.89 to 2.88) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stomach (C16) | 60 | 0.61 | (0.47 to 0.79) | 1.38 | (1.04 to 1.79) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colon (C18) | 24 | 0.84 | (0.56 to 1.25) | 1.89 | (1.20 to 2.83) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rectum (C19–C21) | 14 | 0.53 | (0.31 to 0.89) | 1.18 | (0.64 to 1.99) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liver (C22) | 84 | 0.49 | (0.39 to 0.60) | 1.10 | (0.87 to 1.37) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pancreas (C25) | 23 | 0.68 | (0.45 to 1.02) | 1.52 | (0.96 to 2.30) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lung (C34) | 65 | 0.50 | (0.39 to 0.64) | 1.12 | (0.86 to 1.44) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Breast (C50) | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0.87 | (0.50 to 1.49) | 1.87 | (0.96 to 3.32) |
| Leukaemia (C91–C95) | 17 | 0.98 | (0.61 to 1.57) | 2.20 | (1.28 to 3.54) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10–E14) | 31 | 0.44 | (0.31 to 0.62) | 0.98 | (0.66 to 1.40) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of nervous system (G00–G99) | 16 | 0.54 | (0.33 to 0.88) | 1.20 | (0.69 to 1.96) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of circulatory system (I00–I99) | 195 | 0.59 | (0.51 to 0.68) | 1.39 | (1.18 to 1.63) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hypertensive heart disease (I10–I13) | 12 | 0.99 | (0.56 to 1.74) | 2.22 | (1.14 to 3.89) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ischaemic heart disease (I20–I25) | 78 | 0.77 | (0.62 to 0.96) | 1.77 | (1.39 to 2.24) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebrovascular disease (I60–I69) | 55 | 0.37 | (0.29 to 0.49) | 0.81 | (0.61 to 1.07) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of respiratory system (J00–J99) | 23 | 0.36 | (0.24 to 0.54) | 0.80 | (0.50 to 1.20) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of digestive system (K00–K95) | 27 | 0.14 | (0.10 to 0.21) | 0.29 | (0.19 to 0.43) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of genitourinary system (N00–N99) | 15 | 0.58 | (0.35 to 0.96) | 1.29 | (0.72 to 2.14) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Transport accidents (V00–V99) | 46 | 0.32 | (0.24 to 0.42) | 0.70 | (0.51 to 0.94) | 11 | 0.89 | (0.49 to 1.61) | 1.90 | (0.92 to 3.52) |
| Non-transport accidents (W00–X59) | 15 | 0.14 | (0.09 to 0.24) | 0.30 | (0.17 to 0.50) | – | – | – | – | |
| Self-harm (X60–X84) | 114 | 0.45 | (0.38 to 0.54) | 1.00 | (0.82 to 1.22) | 29 | 0.40 | (0.28 to 0.57) | 0.76 | (0.48 to 1.16) |