Table 3 Standardised mortality /100 000 person‐years (95% CI) for each cohort from 1981–4 to 1996–9, by cause of death and sex.
| Cause of death† | Mortality* | Change in mortality 1981–4 to 1996–99 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–4 | 1986–9 | 1991–4 | 1996–9 | ||
| Women | |||||
| All causes | 636 (622 to 650) | 600 (587 to 612) | 533 (522 to 544) | 471 (461 to 481) | −26 |
| CVD | 283 (274 to 293) | 241 (233 to 249) | 193 (187 to 200) | 137 (132 to 143) | −52 |
| IHD | 169 (162 to 176) | 151 (144 to 157) | 114 (109 to 119) | 76 (72 to 80) | −55 |
| Stroke | 72 (67 to 77) | 51 (47 to 55) | 45 (42 to 48) | 29 (27 to 32) | −60 |
| Other CVD | 42 (29 to 55) | 39 (29 to 50) | 34 (25 to 43) | 32 (25 to 39) | −24 |
| Respiratory | 31 (28 to 34) | 38 (34 to 41) | 35 (32 to 37) | 35 (32 to 38) | 13 |
| All cancers | 216 (208 to 223) | 218 (211 to 225) | 218 (211 to 224) | 218 (211 to 224) | 1 |
| Lung cancer | 27 (24 to 29) | 32 (29 to 35) | 35 (32 to 37) | 38 (35 to 40) | 41 |
| Colorectal cancer | 37 (34 to 41) | 37 (34 to 39) | 34 (31 to 36) | 31 (28 to 33) | −16 |
| Breast cancer | 47 (44 to 51) | 48 (44 to 51) | 44 (41 to 47) | 43 (40 to 46) | −9 |
| Other cancers | 104 (95 to 114) | 102 (94 to 111) | 105 (97 to 113) | 106 (98 to 114) | 2 |
| Injury/suicide/other | 106 (87 to 125) | 103 (87 to 119) | 88 (73 to 102) | 81 (68 to 94) | −24 |
| Injury | 19 (16 to 22) | 17 (15 to 20) | 14 (12 to 15) | 12 (10 to 14) | −37 |
| Suicide | 10 (8 to 11) | 9 (7 to 11) | 8 (7 to 9) | 8 (7 to 9) | −20 |
| Other causes | 78 (58 to 97) | 77 (60 to 93) | 66 (51 to 81) | 61 (48 to 74) | −22 |
| Men | |||||
| All causes | 1057 (1038 to 1075) | 974 (958 to 990) | 853 (839 to 867) | 739 (726 to 751) | −30 |
| CVD | 530 (517 to 543) | 455 (445 to 466) | 366 (357 to 375) | 283 (275 to 290) | –47 |
| IHD | 384 (373 to 395) | 332 (323 to 341) | 259 (251 to 266) | 196 (190 to 202) | –49 |
| Stroke | 74 (69 to 79) | 60 (56 to 64) | 49 (46 to 52) | 35 (33 to 38) | –53 |
| Other CVD | 73 (55 to 90) | 63 (48 to 78) | 59 (46 to 71) | 51 (41 to 62) | –30 |
| Respiratory | 72 (67 to 77) | 64 (60 to 68) | 47 (44 to 50) | 45 (42 to 48) | –38 |
| All cancers | 279 (270 to 288) | 277 (269 to 285) | 275 (268 to 283) | 255 (248 to 263) | –9 |
| Lung cancer | 86 (81 to 91) | 81 (77 to 86) | 72 (68 to 76) | 61 (58 to 65) | –29 |
| Colorectal cancer | 42 (38 to 45) | 41 (38 to 44) | 44 (41 to 47) | 42 (39 to 45) | 1 |
| Prostate cancer | 21 (18 to 23) | 23 (21 to 25) | 25 (23 to 28) | 24 (22 to 26) | 14 |
| Other cancers | 131 (120 to 142) | 131 (121 to 141) | 134 (125 to 144) | 128 (120 to 137) | –2 |
| Injury/suicide/other | 175 (150 to 200) | 178 (157 to 199) | 165 (146 to 184) | 155 (139 to 172) | –11 |
| Injury | 51 (47 to 56) | 50 (46 to 54) | 42 (39 to 46) | 38 (34 to 41) | –25 |
| Suicide | 23 (20 to 26) | 28 (25 to 31) | 29 (26 to 32) | 32 (28 to 35) | 41 |
| Other causes | 101 (75 to 126) | 100 (79 to 122) | 93 (74 to 113) | 86 (69 to 103) | –15 |
CVD, cardiovascular diseases; ICD9, International Classification of Diseases ninth revision; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.
*Age and ethnicity standardised mortality/100 000 years.
†Table 1 shows the categorisation of cause of death by ICD9 codes.