TABLE 2.

—Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs)^a of Avoidable Deaths^b in Canada, United States, and the European Community, 1985–1989.

	Maternal Mortality	Perinatal Mortality	Cervical Cancer	Hodgkin’s Disease	Asthma	Hypertension and Cerebrovascular Disease	Breast Cancer	Ischemic Heart Disease	Tuberculosis	Appendicitis Cholecystitis, Abdominal Hernia	Peptic Ulcers	All-Cause Mortality
						Canadaa
SMR	59*	81*	46*	76*	78*	62*	104*	127*	29*	84*	76*	96*
Deaths	150	15 384	1166	564	388	8707	10 370	45 120	216	59	634	255 101
						USa
SMR	101	101	111*	84*	88*	99*	102*	158*	61*	100	77*	124*
Deaths	1468	40 928	12 992	5462	3869	125 910	93 375	508 160	4100	3714	5760	2 744 737

^aStandardized mortality ratios (SMRs) are referenced to the European Community 1985–1989. SMR > 100 indicates a mortality ratio greater than the reference population.

^bAvoidable deaths are defined in Table 1 ▶. All-cause mortality includes both avoidable and unavoidable deaths of persons aged 0–64 years.

*P < .0005 compared with the European Community.