Table 2.
Mortality rates and RR for women of reproductive age born in low-, middle- and high-income countries and Sweden, grouped by underlying cause of death
| Cause of Death | Sweden | Low income | Middle income | High income | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | |||||
| Number of deaths | 23 773 | 300 | 1698 | 2181 | 27 952 |
| Mortality rate | 68.1 | 84.4 | 57.5 | 83.7 | 69.1 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) | 1.2 (1.2–1.3) | |
| Infectious/parasitic diseases | |||||
| Number of deaths | 297 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 407 |
| Mortality rate | 0.9 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 15.0 (10.8–20.7) | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | |
| HIV | |||||
| Number of deaths | 65 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 122 |
| Mortality rate | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 39.2 (24.8–61.9) | 2.7 (1.6–4.7) | 2.7 (1.5–4.9) | |
| Infections, excluding HIV | |||||
| Number of deaths | 232 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 285 |
| Mortality rate | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 7.1 (4.2–12.0) | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | |
| Neoplasms | |||||
| Number of deaths | 9767 | 96 | 778 | 801 | 11 442 |
| Mortality rate | 28.0 | 31.9 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 28.3 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | |
| Mental and behavioural disorders | |||||
| Number of deaths | 495 | 1 | 13 | 92 | 601 |
| Mortality rate | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 0.2 (0.0–1.8) | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | |||||
| Number of deaths | 2844 | 30 | 163 | 266 | 3303 |
| Mortality rate | 8.1 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | |
| Pregnancy and childbirth | |||||
| Number of deaths | 61 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 75 |
| Mortality rate | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 6.6 (2.6–16.5) | 1.1 (0.5–2.6) | 0.8 (0.2–2.5) | |
| Other diseasesb | |||||
| Number of deaths | 3876 | 49 | 211 | 340 | 4476 |
| Mortality rate | 11.1 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 11.1 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | |
| Accidents | |||||
| Number of deaths | 2303 | 20 | 135 | 176 | 2634 |
| Mortality rate | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | |
| Suicides | |||||
| Number of deaths | 2989 | 34 | 221 | 319 | 3563 |
| Mortality rate | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 14.0 | 8.8 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | |
| Other external causes | |||||
| Number of deaths | 1141 | 22 | 134 | 154 | 1451 |
| Mortality rate | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 3.6 |
| RR (95% CI) | 1 a | 2.1 (1.9–2.3) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
Mortality rate = age-standardized mortality rate per 100 000 person years
a: Comparison group.
b: Other diseases include ICD-10 chapters III, IV, VI–VIII, X–XIV, XVI–XVIII, XXI and XXII.