Table 1.

Change in CHD deaths, smoking prevalence in men and women, England and Wales, 1981–2000

Sex and Age Groups	CHD Mortality Rates (per 10000)			Smoking Prevalence (%)			Deaths Prevented/Postponed
	1981	2000	Relative Change %	1981	2000	Relative Change %	Number (min-max)
Men
25–34	6.5	2.4	-63	47	39	-17	24
35–44	50.8	18.7	-63	46	31	-33	302
45–54	249.4	89.3	-64	46	28	-39	1,632
55–64	680.6	282.4	-59	43	24	-44	4,840
65–74	1562.1	807.2	-48	35	16	-54	10,303
75–84	2926.8	1896.9	-35	34	11	-68	8,187
Total	556.0	213.8	-62	43	28	-36	25,289 (11,523–35,469)
Women
25–34	1.3	0.6	-54	43	32	-26	6
35–44	8.5	4.5	-47	41	28	-32	40
45–54	47.4	18.7	-61	42	25	-40	260
55–64	196.4	78.4	-59	39	23	-41	912
65–74	659.1	335.2	-49	24	18	-25	1,727
75–84	1726.7	1053.3	-39	11	10	-9	1,227
Total	315.6	173.3	-45	35	24	-27	4,172 (2,365–7,760)
TOTAL	432	193.2	-55	39	26	-34	29,461 (13,888–43,229)