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. 2013 Jan 25;8(1):e55176. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055176

Table 2. Life expectancy and specific causes of death for substance-related disorders, schizophrenia-like psychoses, affective disorders and personality disorders in women, 2000–2006 in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

Substanceabuse (F1) Schizophreniaspectrum (F2) Affectivedisorders (F3) Personalitydisorders (F6)#
Total risk population
Denmark 11,422 5,317 15,324 3,649
Finland 7,590 9,285 23,077 1,368
Sweden 20,381 6,571 25,503 3,074
Person years
Denmark 35,807 16,572 46,820 12,095
Finland 27,061 32,998 82,170 5,359
Sweden 67,088 20,686 80,237 9,314
Age groups
Denmark <30 years 4,379 2,164 4,167 2,546
Denmark 30 years and older 7,043 3,153 11,157 1,103
Finland <30 years 1,631 1,864 5,869 643
Finland 30 years and older 5,959 7,421 17,208 725
Sweden <30 years 9,932 1,412 6,627 1,931
Sweden 30 years and older 10,449 5,159 18,876 1,143
Deaths
Denmark 1,116 470 1,569 109
Finland 820 1,079 2,062 78
Sweden 979 699 2,350 117
Standardized O/E
Denmark 3.8 2.9 2.2 3.0
Finland 3.8 2.4 2.1 3.4
Sweden 2.9 2.8 2.2 3.2
O/E Circulatory system
Denmark 2.2 2.3 1.7 -
Finland 2.7 2.2 1.7 -
Sweden 2.0 2.4 1.6 -
O/E Cancer
Denmark 1.8 1.7 1.7 -
Finland 1.4 1.7 1.5 -
Sweden 1.6 2.0 1.6 -
O/E Infections
Denmark 3.9 5.2 1.9 -
Finland 2.8 2.1 1.9 -
Sweden 2.3 3.5 1.8 -
O/E Diabetes
Denmark 4.0 2.4 2.1 -
Finland 2.5 0.4 0.8 -
Sweden 1.2 3.0 2.1 -
O/E Other diseases
Denmark 7.0 3.5 2.4 -
Finland 6.1 2.6 2.1 -
Sweden 4.0 2.8 1.8 -
O/E All diseases and medical conditions
Denmark 3.6 2.6 1.9 2.4
Finland 3.2 2.2 1.8 3.1
Sweden 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.7
O/E Suicides
Denmark 30.3 38.0 50.5 76.6
Finland 13.4 13.9 26.3 22.2
Sweden 30.1 37.3 46.6 48.2
O/E Other external causes
Denmark 9.9 6.5 3.8 12.3
Finland 14.7 3.2 3.2 4.6
Sweden 8.9 3.8 3.7 3.1
Life expectancy in risk population. Years
Denmark 57.7 64.4 67.8 64.8
Finland 61.9 71.6 71.5 68.1
Sweden 65.0 65.3 69.0 62.6
Life expectancy in general population. Years
Denmark 80.3 80.3 80.3 80.3
Finland 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5
Sweden 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6
Difference in LE. Years
Denmark 22.6 15.9 12.5 15.5
Finland 20.6 10.9 11.1 14.5
Sweden 17.6 17.3 13.6 20.0

# The number of cases with personality disorders did not allow detailed analyses of specific cause of death from different medical disorders.