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