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. 2011 Jul 20;2(7):60. doi: 10.1258/shorts.2011.011076

Table 2.

Gender combined mortality rates (pm) by age 1979–1981 and ratio of change 1979–81 vs. 2003–2005

Countries current and previous ranks Adult (15–74) 15–34 35–54 Older (55–74)
 1 USA – 5 9158 1222 4054 22,199
2001–2003 6959 919 3387 16,570
2002–2004 6739 913 3159 16,145
2004–2005 6660 + 1 s.d. 910 3149 15,919 + 1 s.d.
Ratio of change 0.73 0.74 0.78 0.72
 2 Portugal – 13 7787 1107 3571 18,685
2001–2003 6483 + 1 s.d. 968 3140 15,341 + 1 s.d.
Ratio of change 0.83 0.87 0.88 0.82
 3 Finland – 8 8437 944 3582 20,784
2004–2005 5692 642 2870 13,601
Ratio of change 0.68 0.68 0.80 0.65
 4 Germany – 12 7887 803 3251 19,609
2003–2005 5492 464 2319 13,693
Ratio of change 0.70 0.58 0.71 0.70
 5 UK – 3 9682 + 1 s.d. 679 3406 24,961 + 1 s.d.
2001–2003 6182 615 2317 15,453
2002–2004 5931 600 2272 14,920
2003–2005 5471 567 2207 13,638
Ratio of change 0.57 0.83 0.65 0.55
 6 New Zealand – 4 9620 1086 3570 24,203 + 1 s.d.
2002–2004 5544 771 2108 13,754
Ratio of change 0.58 0.71 0.59 0.57
 7 Ireland – 1 10374 + 1 s.d. 743 3618 26,738 + 1 s.d.
2003–2005 5433 559 1904 13,835
Ratio of change 0.52 0.75 0.53 0.52
 8 France – 9 8162 1065 3825 19,591
2003–2005 5383 613 2794 12,742
Ratio of change 0.66 0.58 0.73 0.65
 9 Netherlands – 11 7898 618 2881 20,196
2003–2005 5328 400 2022 13,563
Ratio of change 0.68 0.65 0.70 0.67
10 Austria – 2 9762 1098 4077 24,112
2004–2005 5302 581 2144 13,180
Ratio of change 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.55
11 Canada –10 8000 999 2759 20,239
2002–2004 5178 570 2045 12,918
Ratio of change 0.65 0.57 0.74 0.64
12 Italy – 7 8684 734 3690 22,127
2001–2003 5105 567 1909 12,837
Ratio of change 0.59 0.77 0.52 0.58
13 Norway – 14 7505 745 2794 18,976
2003–2005 5098 628 1921 12,746
Ratio of change 0.68 0.84 0.69 0.67
14 Greece –16 7200 709 2435 18,455
2003–2005 4970 572 2040 12,302
Ratio of change 0.69 0.81 0.84 0.67
15 Spain – 18 6499 – 1 s.d. 758 2900 18,348
2003–2005 4913 527 2180 12,032
Ratio of change 0.76 0.70 9.75 0.66
16 Australia – 6 9154 1016 3577 22,869
2001–2003 4826 656 1843 11,966
Ratio of change 0.53 0.65 0.52 0.53
17 Sweden – 15 7496 732 2923 18,834
2003–2005 4373 – 1 s.d. 462 1741 10,915 – 1 s.d.
Ratio of change 0.58 0.63 0.60 0.58
18 Switzerland – 9 5651 – 1 s.d. 823 2229 13,901 – 1 s.d.
2003–2005 4353 – 1 s.d. 653 1735 10,672 –1 s.d.
Ratio of change 0.77 0.79 0.78 0.77
19 Japan – 17 6782 – 1 s.d. 646 2802 16,890 – 1 s.d.
2003–2005 4182 – 1 s.d. 386 1770 10,390 – 1 s.d.
Ratio of change 0.62 0.6 0.63 0.62

Adult average was 8236 pm, 1 s.d. = 1201; current 5144 pm, 1 s.d. = 593

‘Older’ average 20,607 pm, 1 s.d. = 3507 pm; current average 12,950 pm, 1 s.d. = 1386 pm