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. 2006 Mar;63(3):168–172. doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.022954

Table 2 Mortality from main causes of death.

Cause of death (codes from ICD 9) Observed Expected SMR 95% CI
All causes 530 423.65 1.25 1.15–1.36
All cancers (1–208.9) 235 171.07 1.37 1.20–1.56
 Upper digestive tract (140–151) 52 33.70 1.54 1.15–2.02
  Lip, oral cavity, pharynx (140–149) 25 15.75 1.59 1.03–2.34
  Oesophagus (150) 22 11.15 1.97 1.24–2.99
  Stomach (151) 5 6.80 0.74 0.24–1.72
 Other digestive (152–159) 42 29.73 1.41 1.02–1.91
  Liver (155) 16 8.65 1.85 1.06–3.00
 Nasal cavities and sinuses (160) 8 4.97 1.61 0.69–3.17
 Larynx (161) 10 9.28 1.08 0.52–1.98
 Lung (162) 68 46.27 1.47 1.14–1.86
 Pleura (163) 3 1.68 1.79 0.36–5.22
 Bladder (188) 4 5.74 0.70 0.19–1.78
 Brain (191) 5 2.58 1.94 0.63–4.52
All diseases of the nervous system (290–315) 15 6.58 2.28 1.27–3.76
 Alcohol dependence syndrome (303) 8 4.3 1.86 0.80–3.67
All cardiovascular diseases (390–459) 105 97.25 1.08 0.88–1.31
 Ischaemic heart diseases (410–414) 37 40.68 0.91 0.64–1.25
Non‐malignant respiratory diseases (460–519) 20 20.51 0.98 0.60–1.51
 COPD (491, 496) 7 6.69 1.05 0.42–2.16
 Infectious respiratory diseases (460–474, 472–473) 10 6.45 1.55 0.74–2.85
Non‐malignant diseases of the digestive tract (520–579) 48 34.01 1.41 1.04–1.87
 Chronic liver diseases explicitly related to alcohol (571.0–571.3) 17 12.60 1.35 0.79–2.16
 Other chronic non‐malignant diseases of the liver (571.4–571.9) 21 10.04 2.03 1.25–3.10
All violent causes (E800–E999) 34 26.52 1.28 0.89–1.79
 Suicides (E950–E959) 16 5.52 2.90 1.66–4.71
All infectious diseases (see text) 25 13.41 1.86 1.21–2.75
All alcohol related diseases (see text) 122 73.95 1.65 1.37–1.97

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.