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.