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. 2012 Jul 2;12:91. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-91

Table 3.

Standardised mortality ratios for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by method of reporting, sex and cause of death, New South Wales Australia 2007

Cause of death Method of enhancement Males
Females
Total
SMR 95% CI SMR 95% CI SMR 95% CI
Cancera
As reported
152.3
119.6
-
191.2
130.3
97.9
-
170.1
141.1
117.7
-
167.8
 
Algorithme
223.3
182.3
-
268.4
193.1
153.1
-
240.3
207.2
178.7
-
239.1
 
At least one report
275.8
231.1
-
326.6
224.5
181.2
-
275.0
250.2
218.7
-
285.0
Cardiovascular diseasesb
As reported
261.6
212.8
-
318.1
252.9
200.8
-
314.3
254.7
219.0
-
294.6
 
Algorithme
329.6
274.6
-
392.4
337.2
276.6
-
407.1
329.3
288.5
-
374.3
 
At least one report
368.8
310.5
-
435.0
412.1
344.8
-
488.7
384.2
340.0
-
432.6
External causesc
As reported
126.8
88.3
-
176.3
205.8
127.4
-
314.6
146.6
110.7
-
190.4
 
Algorithme
173.9
128.2
-
230.6
245.0
158.5
-
361.6
191.1
149.8
-
240.3
 
At least one report
195.6
147.0
-
255.3
303.8
206.4
-
431.2
222.5
177.7
-
275.2
Total
As reported
190.6
170.0
-
213.0
213.0
188.3
-
240.1
198.7
182.9
-
215.6
 
Algorithme
257.4
233.4
-
283.3
285.1
256.4
-
316.1
267.3
248.8
-
286.7
  At least one report 297.9 272.0 - 325.6 334.2 303.0 - 367.6 311.1 291.2 - 332.1

Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) death registration data for NSW linked with records of the NSW Admitted Patient Data, NSW Emergency Department Data Collection, NSW Perinatal Data Collection and Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages birth registration data; ABS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander estimated resident population NSW 20072; and standard death rates were obtained using ABS Australian death data 2006 and the estimated resident Australian population 2006 14.

CI Confidence interval.

aCancer cause of death codes ICD-10: C00-C97.

bCardiovascular diseases cause of death codes ICD-10: I00-I99.

cExternal causes of death codes ICD-10: V01-Y98.

eFor 3 or more linked units of information 2 are required to report an individual as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, otherwise 1 is sufficient.