Table 3.
Mortality Rates for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cancer, and Other Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Older (n = 1067), Bavi District, Vietnam, 1999–2003
| Variable | Men Rate per 1000 Person-Years (95% CI) | Women Rate per 1000 Person-Years (95% CI) | ||||
| CVD | Cancer | Other NCDs | CVD | Cancer | Other NCDs | |
| Overall | 3.0(2.6-3.5) | 1.5(1.2-1.9) | 1.5(1.3-1.9) | 2.1(1.8-2.4) | 0.9(0.7-1.2) | 1.0(0.8-1.3) |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 20–49 | 0.5 (0.4-0.8) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7) | 0.5 (0.4-0.8) | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) | 0.3 (0.2-0.5) | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
| ≥50 | 11.2 (9.7-13.1) | 5.0 (4.0-6.3) | 4.8 (3.8-6.0) | 6.3 (5.3-7.4) | 2.4 (1.8-3.1) | 3.0 (2.4-3.8) |
| Education | ||||||
| No formal education | 23.1 (18.1-29.4) | 6.3 (4.0-10.0) | 7.7 (5.1-11.7) | 10 (8.4-11.8) | 2.8 (2.1-3.9) | 3.5 (2.6-4.7) |
| Formal educationa | 2.1 (1.7-2.5) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | 1.2 (1.0-1.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | 0.5 (0.4-0.8) | 0.5 (0.4-0.7) |
| Economic statusb | ||||||
| Poor | 2.8 (1.8-4.3) | 1.7 (0.9-2.9) | 2.5 (1.6-4.0) | 2.0 (1.3-3.1) | 1.2 (0.7-2.0) | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) |
| Nonpoor | 2.9 (2.5-3.4) | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 1.4 (1.1-1.7) | 1.9 (1.6-2.3) | 0.8 (0.6-1.0) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
CI indicates confidence interval.
a
Formal education was defined as having attended any primary school or more.
b
Poor economic status was defined as average monthly income per person less than VND 45,000 or U.S. $3.3; nonpoor economic status was defined as average monthly income per person greater than or equal to VND 45,000 or U.S. $3.3. (Decision number 59, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Society, adapted for Bavi district)