Table 2.
All-cause and cause-specific numbers of deaths for people with a psychiatric hospital admission record for depression in Scotland between 2000 and 2019, and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) by sex for comparison with the general population
| All | Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed deaths, n | Expected deaths, n | SMR (95% CI) | Observed deaths, n | Expected deaths, n | SMR (95% CI) | Observed deaths, n | Expected deaths, n | SMR (95% CI) | |
| All causes | 7903 | 2421 | 3.26 (3.19–3.34) | 3601 | 1049 | 3.43 (3.32–3.54) | 4302 | 1372 | 3.14 (3.04–3.23) |
| All natural causes | 6703 | 2299 | 2.92 (2.85–2.99) | 2892 | 972 | 2.98 (2.87–3.08) | 3811 | 1327 | 2.87 (2.78–2.96) |
| Circulatory diseases | 2020 | 806 | 2.51 (2.40–2.62) | 886 | 343 | 2.58 (2.41–2.75) | 1134 | 463 | 2.45 (2.31–2.59) |
| Neoplasms | 1153 | 682 | 1.69 (1.59–1.79) | 534 | 306 | 1.75 (1.60–1.89) | 619 | 376 | 1.65 (1.52–1.78) |
| Respiratory diseases | 1106 | 292 | 3.79 (3.56–4.01) | 453 | 112 | 4.04 (3.67–4.42) | 653 | 180 | 3.63 (3.35–3.91) |
| Mental and behavioural disordersa | 835 | 131 | 6.37 (5.94–6.81) | 333 | 52 | 6.40 (5.72–7.09) | 502 | 79 | 6.35 (5.80–6.91) |
| Other natural diseases | 1589 | 388 | 4.10 (3.89–4.30) | 686 | 159 | 4.31 (3.99–4.64) | 903 | 229 | 3.94 (3.69–4.20) |
| All natural causes | 1200 | 122 | 10.00 (9.44–10.56) | 709 | 77 | 9.21 (8.53–9.89) | 491 | 45 | 10.91 (9.95–11.88) |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 395 | 69 | 5.72 (5.16–6.29) | 224 | 38 | 5.89 (5.12–6.67) | 171 | 31 | 5.52 (4.69–6.34) |
| Suicide, self-harm and injuries of undetermined intent | 805 | 53 | 15.19 (14.14–16.24) | 485 | 39 | 12.44 (11.33–13.54) | 320 | 14 | 22.86 (20.35–25.36) |
a.
ICD-10 codes F00–F99; 70% dementia, 20% psychotic disorder due to psychoactive substance misuse, 10% other.