Table 3.

Mortality rate ratio for people with alcohol use disorder compared with people in the general population in Denmark, Finland and Sweden from 1987 to 2006

Mortality rate ratio*	Denmark				Finland				Sweden
Study period	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006	1987–1991	1992–1996	1997–2001	2002–2006
Men
Age (years)
15–29	9.5	9.1	8.7	7.5	15.1	21.7	18.8	16.8	9.6	11.5	9.2	10.3
30–44	14.2	16.4	19.6	19.3	12.7	13.5	17.6	20.7	14.7	15.5	18.5	18.7
45–59	8.8	11	11.6	13.1	6.9	7.0	6.6	6.7	8.4	9.4	10.3	11.4
60–74	5.0	5.3	5.8	6.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.6	4.2	4.3	4.6	5.3
≥75	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	1.5	1.8	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1
Cause of death
All causes	4.0	4.4	4.6	4.9	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.6	3.7	4.0
All diseases and medical conditions†	3.7	4.0	4.2	4.6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.4
Suicide	11.3	11.6	13.2	10.7	12.0	13.3	12.9	12.3	9.7	9.3	12.6	12.3
Other external causes‡	8.6	9.3	9.5	11.5	12.3	13.5	10.0	11.0	10.2	11.4	11.0	12.0
Women
Age (years)
15–29	19.2	11.0	7.8	11.7	32.4	41.4	37.0	26.3	18.2	16.7	12.4	12.3
30–44	21.7	24.3	24.7	28.4	23.9	25.9	26.1	30.9	19.5	18.6	19.7	19.2
45–59	10.2	13.0	13.3	15.6	13.9	12.9	10.1	10.7	10.8	11.8	12.3	11.9
60–74	5.6	6.1	5.8	6.9	4.9	4.7	5.5	6.4	5.9	6.3	6.5	7.4
≥75	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.1
Cause of death
All causes	4.4	4.6	4.5	5.2	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.6	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2
All diseases and medical conditions†	3.7	4.1	4.0	4.8	3.0	2.6	2.6	2.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.6
Suicide	21.4	22.4	20.4	24.9	22	35.5	35.9	27.3	15.9	23.5	26.8	28.5
Other external causes‡	13.5	13.4	13.1	15.0	23.8	20.2	16.9	16.3	17.2	15.1	15.5	15.6

^*Mortality rate ratio: Standardized mortality rate in people with AUD divided by standardized mortality rate in general population.

^†Excludes suicides and other external causes.

^‡Other external causes exclude suicides.