Table 4.
Relative index of inequalities (RII) for education level by cause of death, adjusted for age and macro area of residence
| Causes | MALES | FEMALES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | RII | 95%CI | N | RII | 95%CI | |
| All Preventable causes | 324,081 | 2.61 | 2.56–2.66 | 131,040 | 1.73 | 1.69–1.76 |
| All Amenable causes | 142,714 | 2.04 | 2.00-2.08 | 137,723 | 1.52 | 1.49–1.55 |
| Non-avoidable | 232,545 | 1.79 | 1.75–1.82 | 159,658 | 1.57 | 1.53–1.61 |
| HIV/AIDS | 2,728 | 6.31 | 5.76–6.92 | 719 | 7.30 | 6.49–8.21 |
| Tuberculosis | 349 | 5.30 | 4.71–5.95 | 176 | 2.41 | 2.13–2.72 |
| All PREVENTABLE cancers | 167,423 | 2.52 | 2.47–2.56 | 67,367 | 1.31 | 1.28–1.34 |
| All TREATABLE cancers | 38,015 | 1.44 | 1.40–1.48 | 82,811 | 1.04 | 1.01–1.06 |
| Lip, oral cavity, pharynx, and esophageal cancers | 15,713 | 3.17 | 3.03–3.31 | 4,634 | 1.52 | 1.43–1.61 |
| Stomach cancer | 18,399 | 2.56 | 2.48–2.65 | 9,710 | 2.26 | 2.16–2.36 |
| Liver cancer | 24,313 | 2.92 | 2.81–3.02 | 7,765 | 2.08 | 1.98–2.18 |
| Lung cancer | 89,366 | 2.59 | 2.54–2.64 | 36,361 | 1.03 | 1.00-1.06 |
| Colorectal cancer | 32,345 | 1.45 | 1.41–1.49 | 21,742 | 1.21 | 1.17–1.25 |
| Cervical cancer | 2,163 | 2.19 | 2.02–2.36 | |||
| Breast cancer | 45,877 | 0.85 | 0.83–0.88 | |||
| Uterine cancer | 9,349 | 1.48 | 1.42–1.55 | |||
| Hodgkin’s disease + Lymphoid leukaemia | 3,075 | 1.38 | 1.30–1.46 | 1,793 | 1.07 | 1.00-1.15 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21,600 | 3.11 | 2.99–3.23 | 12,338 | 5.21 | 4.94–5.48 |
| Hypertensive diseases | 14,605 | 1.98 | 1.91–2.06 | 8,805 | 2.62 | 2.50–2.74 |
| Ischaemic heart diseases | 73,619 | 1.98 | 1.94–2.03 | 23,102 | 2.68 | 2.58–2.78 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 30,661 | 2.29 | 2.22–2.37 | 21,168 | 2.17 | 2.09–2.25 |
| All PREVENTABLE diseases of the respiratory system | 16,154 | 4.86 | 4.64–5.08 | 7,818 | 2.39 | 2.26–2.52 |
| All TREATABLE diseases of the respiratory system | 8,203 | 3.00 | 2.84–3.17 | 4,715 | 3.08 | 2.89–3.30 |
| All TREATABLE diseases of the digestive system | 4,181 | 2.66 | 2.51–2.83 | 2,405 | 3.32 | 3.09–3.57 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system (except renal failure) | 545 | 1.62 | 1.48–1.76 | 334 | 3.24 | 2.89–3.63 |
| Renal failure | 4,982 | 3.04 | 2.86–3.23 | 3,353 | 5.40 | 5.00-5.82 |
| Transport accidents | 10,773 | 2.40 | 2.30–2.52 | 2,653 | 1.39 | 1.29–1.49 |
| Alcohol-related deaths | 17,383 | 5.76 | 5.46–6.08 | 6,491 | 4.13 | 3.88–4.40 |
| Drug-related deaths | 1,669 | 4.81 | 4.34–5.33 | 646 | 1.21 | 1.09–1.34 |
| All causes | 699,340 | 2.18 | 2.14–2.22 | 428,420 | 1.60 | 1.57–1.63 |