Table 2. Number of deaths observed (O) and expected (E), ratio of observed to expected deaths (O/E), and 95% CI for selected cancer sites, 1960–2003.
| Cancer site (ICD-10 code) | O | O* | E | O*/E | 95% CI* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue, mouth, salivary gland and pharynx (C00–C14) | 99 | 105.0 | 131.8 | 0.80 | 0.65–0.97 |
| Oesophagus (C15) | 125 | 132.6 | 120.1 | 1.10 | 0.92–1.31 |
| Stomach (C16)a | 588 | 623.7 | 542.2 | 1.15 | 1.06–1.25 |
| Colon (C17–C18) | 299 | 317.1 | 310.9 | 1.02 | 0.91–1.14 |
| Rectum (C19–C21) | 241 | 255.6 | 267.9 | 0.95 | 0.84–1.08 |
| Liver (C22)a | 154 | 163.3 | 129.3 | 1.26 | 1.07–1.48 |
| Gallbladder (C23–C24)a | 76 | 80.6 | 75.4 | 1.07 | 0.84–1.34 |
| Pancreas (C25)a | 223 | 236.5 | 225.2 | 1.05 | 0.92–1.20 |
| Nose (C30–C31)a | 8 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 1.06 | 0.46–2.09 |
| Larynx (C32) | 75 | 79.5 | 67.2 | 1.18 | 0.93–1.48 |
| Bone (C40–C41) | 13 | 13.8 | 21.4 | 0.64 | 0.34–1.10 |
| Malignant melanoma (C43)a | 33 | 35.0 | 48.0 | 0.73 | 0.50–1.02 |
| Other skin (C44) | 9 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 0.76 | 0.35–1.45 |
| Connective tissue (C47 and C49)a | 14 | 14.8 | 21.6 | 0.69 | 0.38–1.16 |
| Prostate (C61)a | 262 | 277.9 | 314.4 | 0.88 | 0.78–1.00 |
| Testis (C62) | 25 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 1.05 | 0.68–1.55 |
| Kidney (C64–C66)a | 162 | 171.8 | 161.6 | 1.06 | 0.91–1.24 |
| Bladder (C67–C68)a | 173 | 183.5 | 224.4 | 0.82 | 0.70–0.95 |
| Brain and other nervous system (C70–C72)a | 110 | 116.7 | 124.2 | 0.94 | 0.77–1.13 |
| Thyroid gland (C73)a | 18 | 19.1 | 13.9 | 1.38 | 0.81–2.17 |
| Hodgkin's disease (C81)a | 29 | 30.8 | 35.1 | 0.88 | 0.59–1.26 |
| Non-Hodgkin's disease (C82–C85 and C91.4)a | 85 | 90.2 | 91.6 | 0.98 | 0.79–1.22 |
| Myeloma (C90)a | 51 | 54.1 | 52.6 | 1.03 | 0.77–1.35 |
| Leukaemia (C91–C95, except C91.4) | 127 | 134.7 | 150.9 | 0.89 | 0.74–1.06 |
| Leukaemia excluding chronic lymphatic (C91–C95, except C91.1 and C91.4) | 71 | 75.3 | 83.9 | 0.90 | 0.70–1.13 |
| Other and unspecified | 295 | 312.8 | 312.5 | 1.00 | 0.89–1.12 |
| All cancers other than lung cancer (C00–C32 and C35–C97) | 3340 | 3543.7 | 3488.2 | 1.02 | 0.98–1.05 |
a
Exclusion of some cases for specific years, as external rates are missing (in total 46 missing cases).
O*, corrected for missing causes of death, O*=O/0.943; E=expected cases based on age and calendar year standardised national mortality rates from Eastern Germany.