. 2011 Jan 14;173(5):479–487. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq422

Table 5.

Standardized Mortality Ratios for Leading Causes of Excess Mortality Following Release From Prison, Georgia, 1991–2006

Cause of Death	No. of Deaths		Standardized Mortality Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	% Excess Mortality^a
Cause of Death	Observed	Expected	Standardized Mortality Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	% Excess Mortality^a
Accidental poisoning	80	23	3.48	2.76, 4.33	7
Cancer	326	268	1.22	1.09, 1.35	7
Cirrhosis and other liver diseases	52	26	1.99	1.48, 2.60	3
Homicide	215	76	2.84	2.47, 3.24	18
Human immunodeficiency virus	313	156	2.00	1.78, 2.23	20
Transportation injuries	140	86	1.63	1.37, 1.92	7
Total	1,126	635	1.77	1.67, 1.88	62

There were 791 excess deaths following release. The percentage of excess mortality was calculated as ([observed − expected]/791) × 100.