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. 2003 Jul;52(7):942–946. doi: 10.1136/gut.52.7.942

Table 3.

Observed and expected number of deaths for individual ICD (International Classification of Disease) chapters

Study year
1 2 3 4 Exp/year
001–139 Infectious/parasitic diseases 8 (3.1)* 4 (1.5) 2 (0.8) 2 (0.8) 3
140–239 Neoplasms 217 (1.8)* 160 (1.3)* 147 (1.2)* 116 (1.0) 119
240–279 Endocrine, nutritional 7 (1.1) 7 (1.1) 5 (0.8) 10 (1.6) 6
280–289 Blood disorders 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 3 (1.7) 2
290–319 Mental disorders 5 (0.5) 8 (0.9) 6 (0.6) 5 (0.5) 9
320–389 Nervous system 4 (0.5) 5 (0.7) 7 (0.9) 5 (0.7) 8
390–459 Circulatory system 284 (1.3)* 237 (1.1) 251 (1.1)* 190 (0.9)* 224
460–519 Respiratory system 112 (1.4)* 93 (1.1) 87 (1.1) 80 (1.0) 82
520–579 Digestive system 45 (2.6)* 35 (2.0)* 35 (2.0)* 28 (1.6)* 18
580–629 Genitourinary system 11 (1.7) 11 (1.7) 7 (1.1) 8 (1.2) 7
680–709 Skin/subcutaneous tissue 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1
710–739 Musculoskeletal system 8 (2.6)* 5 (1.6) 6 (1.9) 10 (3.2)* 3
740–759 Congenital anomalies 0 (0.0) 1 (2.3) 2 (4.7) 0 (0.0) 0
780–799 Symptoms/ill defined 10 (1.1) 13 (1.5) 5 (0.6) 11 (1.2) 9
800–999 Injury and poisoning 10 (1.1) 11 (1.2) 6 (0.6) 11 (1.2) 9
Total 722 591 567 479 500

Observed/expected (O/E) ratios in parentheses.

*O/E significantly >1.0, p<0.05.