Table 4.
Health indicators stratified by sex and injecting drug use
| Men | Women | Injecting drug users | Non-injecting drug users | |
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Mortality rates (per 1000 person-years)
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| Overall | 12·9 (12·3–13·6) | 9·1 (8·2–10·1) | 20·7 (19·0–22·5) | 10·5 (10·0–11·0) |
| Between the ages 20 and 44 years | 10·3 (9·7–11·0) | 7·9 (7–8·9) | 18·6 (16·9–20·6) | 7·8 (7·2–8·3) |
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Potential years of life lost before age 65 years (per 1000 person-years)
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| 20–64 years | 257·8 | 214·4 | 505·5 | 202·5 |
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Life expectancy (years; adjusted)
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| Exact age 20 years | 42·8 (SE 0·45) | 44·2 (SE 0·55) | 32·6 (SE 1·06) | 44·7 (SE 0·34) |
| Exact age 35 years | 31·7 (SE 0·24) | 32·5 (SE 0·44) | 23·4 (SE 0·60) | 33·0 (SE 0·22) |
| Percent surviving from 20 to 44 years | 80·2% | 83·1% | 66·5% | 84·1% |
Mortality rates are deaths per 1000 person-years (95% CI).