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. 2008 Nov 4;87(1):20–29. doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045138

Table 3. SMRs: FSU immigrants in Israel compared with the Russian Federation and Israel.

Cause of death ICD-10 Men
Women
Deaths Russian Federation SMR (95% CI) Israel SMR (95% CI) Deaths Russian Federation SMR (95% CI) Israel SMR (95% CI)
All causes 28 082 0.406 1.053 31 625 0.568 0.942
(0.401–0.411) (1.041–1.065) (0.562–0.574) (0.932–0.953)
All malignant neoplasms C00-D00 7 740 0.77 1.22 9 036 1.31 1.15
(0.75–0.79) (1.20–1.25) (1.28–1.34) (1.13–1.17)
Stomach C16 717 0.43 1.85 599 0.56 1.86
(0.40–0.47) (1.72–1.99) (0.52–0.61) (1.71–2.01)
Colorectal C18-C21 1 218 1.25 1.41 1 357 1.35 1.21
(1.18–1.32) (1.33–1.49) (1.28–1.43) (1.15–1.28)
Liver C22 239 0.85 1.41 220 1.17 1.30
(0.75–0.96) (1.24–1.60) (1.02–1.32) (1.14–1.48)
Pancreas C25 488 1.24 1.20 507 1.53 1.07
(1.13–1.35) (1.10–1.31) (1.40–1.67) (0.99–1.17)
Lung C33-C34 1 590 0.51 1.21 555 1.14 0.75
(0.49–0.54) (1.15–1.27) (1.05–1.24) (0.69–0.82)
Prostate C61 474 1.05 0.73 NA NA NA
(0.96–1.15) (0.67–0.80)
Breast C50 NA NA 1 859 1.74 1.15
(1.67–1.83) (1.10–1.20)
Ovary C56 NA NA 503 1.33 1.22
(1.22–1.45) (1.12–1.34)
Brain C70-C72 242 1.71 1.33 225 1.77 1.22
(1.50–1.94) (1.17–1.51) (1.56–2.02) (1.07–1.40)
Leukaemia C91-C95 326 1.51 1.09 313 1.70 0.94
(1.36–1.68) (0.98–1.21) (1.52–1.90) (0.85–1.05)
Diseases of the circulatory system I00-I13 9 370 0.266 0.986 11 385 0.305 0.900
I20-I51 (0.261–0.271) (0.965–1.005) (0.300–0.310) (0.881–0.913)
I60-I99
Cardiovascular diseases I00-I13 7 157 0.335 0.989 8 239 0.44 0.89
I20-I51 (0.328–0.343) (0.967–1.013) (0.43–0.45) (0.87–0.91)
Cerebrovasc. diseases I60-I69 1 925 0.165 0.961 2 883 0.184 0.951
(0.157–0.172) (0.919–1.005) (0.177–0.191) (0.917–0.986)
All external causes V01-Y89 2 397 0.20 1.41 1 170 0.35 1.08
(0.19–0.21) (1.35–1.47) (0.33–0.37) (1.02–1.15)

FSU, former Soviet Union; SMR, standardized mortality ratio; ICD-10, International classification of diseases and related health problems, tenth revision; NA, not applicable.