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. 2015 Feb 15;8(2):1611–1623.

Table 2.

Annual percentage change (APC) in age-standardized mortality rates in the EU of homogeneous variation identified by joinpoint analysis from 1980 to 2011. The Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC) is significantly different from zero at alpha = 0.05

Country Trend1 Trend2 Trend3 Trend4

Males Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI

Austria 1980-2000 -3.4^ -3.9 -2.9 2000-2003 -18.5 -38 7.2 2003-2006 23 -2.4 55.2 2006-2011 6.8^ 3 10.8
Belgium 1980-1982 -4 -33.9 39.5 1982-1985 28 -11.1 84.2 1985-1992 -12.8^ -17.3 -7.9 1992-2009 -2.6^ -4 -1.2
Bulgaria 1980-1993 5.0^ 3 7 1993-1996 14.9 -11.1 48.4 1996-2003 1.4 -2.1 5 2003-2011 -4.0^ -6.2 -1.7
Czech Republic 1986-1993 4.6 -2.3 12 1993-1996 -36.1 -70.1 36.7 1996-1999 41.8 -20.8 154.1 1999-2011 5.2^ 2.9 7.6
Denmark 1985-1993 2.1 -0.7 4.9 1993-1996 -6 -25.8 19.2 1996-1999 18.7 -5 48.3 1999-2006 1.8 -0.6 4.3
Estonia 1981-1992 0.4 -8.3 10 1992-1995 61.4 -31.4 279.7 1995-1998 -22.2 -63.9 67.5 1998-2011 17.5^ 14.8 20.3
Finland 1980-1984 -5.5 -22 14.3 1984-1990 13.5^ 0.3 28.5 1990-2001 -9.5^ -12.8 -6 2001-2011 12.5^ 9.2 15.8
France 1980-1995 0 -0.5 0.5 1995-1998 10 -1.2 22.5 1998-2001 -22.4^ -31.1 -12.6 2001-2009 0.6 -0.8 2
Germany 1980-1989 -4.0^ -5.8 -2.2 1989-1994 -15.3^ -21.2 -8.9 1994-2000 -1.3 -7.9 5.6 2000-2011 4.2^ 2.7 5.7
Greece 1980-1984 0 -11.1 12.4 1984-1987 -32.1 -60.4 16.3 1987-1990 24.5 -25.5 108.1 1990-2010 1.4^ 0.4 2.3
Hungary 1980-1985 6.2^ 0.1 12.5 1985-1994 0.6 -2 3.3 1994-1997 -27.0^ -46.6 -0.2 1997-2011 4.3^ 2.9 5.7
Ireland 1980-1994 -4.4^ -5.6 -3.3 1994-1999 5.9 -2.8 15.3 1999-2006 1.4 -2.5 5.5 2006-2009 -36.0^ -46.6 -23.3
Italy 1980-1989 -2.5^ -3.1 -1.8 1989-2001 3.1^ 2.7 3.6 2001-2006 -12.8^ -17.7 -7.6 2006-2010 5.3^ 3.5 7.3
Latvia 1980-1991 9.8^ 4.8 15.2 1991-1999 -6.7 -13.6 0.7 1999-2007 40.1^ 34.2 46.3 2007-2010 2.3 -5 10.1
Lithuania 1981-1990 -22 -43.5 7.7 1990-1993 524.3 -39.8 6375.9 1993-2001 -5.6 -11.2 0.3 2001-2010 8.4^ 4.6 12.3
Luxembourg 1980-1983 15.8 -15.8 59.4 1983-1991 -9.1^ -17.3 0 1991-1994 18.6 -43.6 149.3 1994-2010 -8.1^ -10.7 -5.4
Malta 1980-1985 -2.8 -11.9 7.3 1985-1988 -41.7 -81.2 81.4 1988-2000 -11.2^ -18.5 -3.3 2000-2011 3.6 -4.9 13
Netherlands 1980-1985 2.1 -3.3 7.8 1985-1994 -1.1 -3.4 1.4 1994-1997 -20.3 -38.4 3 1997-2011 1.6^ 0.4 2.8
Poland 1980-1996 -1.0^ -1.9 0 1996-2001 -16.3 -39.5 15.8 2001-2006 9.8 0 20.5 2006-2011 -0.9 -6.2 4.7
Portugal 1980-1993 -4.6^ -5.9 -3.3 1993-2000 5.3^ 1.3 9.5 2000-2003 -17.7 -34.4 3.1 2003-2011 6.1^ 1.6 10.8
Romania 1980-1988 3.2 -0.6 7.1 1988-1997 -4.8^ -8.1 -1.4 1997-2000 -14.3 -41.2 25 2000-2010 5.9^ 3.3 8.6
Slovakia 1980-1996 -23.3 -43.9 5 1996-2000 36.4 -15.1 119.3 2000-2005 -1.2 -20.2 22.4 2005-2010 -30.4^ -44.7 -12.3
Slovenia 1980-1996 -6.1^ -9.4 -2.7 1996-1999 -17.6 -59.2 66.6 1999-2006 6.6 -3.5 17.8 2006-2010 -6.8 -19.8 8.3
Spain 1980-1992 2.6^ 1.4 3.7 1992-1997 9.4^ 4.9 14.1 1997-2000 -23.3^ -32.9 -12.4 2997-2010 5.2^ 4.1 6.2
Sweden 1980-1989 14.2^ 9.1 19.4 1989-1995 7 -0.8 15.4 1995-1998 -27 -49.8 6.1 1998-2010 7.6^ 5.4 9.8
UK 1980-1990 -6.2^ -6.8 -5.5 1990-1999 -0.9 -2 0.1 1999-2003 -15.6^ -26 -3.7 2003-2011 4.8^ 3.2 6.4

Country Trend1 Trend2 Trend3 Trend4

Females Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI Period APC Lower CI Uper CI

Austria 1980-1994 -5.1^ -5.8 -4.5 1994-2000 2.7 -0.9 6.4 2000-2003 -16.7 -31.2 0.9 2003-2011 11.7^ 10 13.5
Belgium 1980-1982 8.4 -23.2 53 1982-1985 25.9 -8.2 72.6 1985-1989 -16.8^ -27.4 -4.6 1989-2009 -1.7^ -2.5 -0.9
Bulgaria 1980-1993 3.6^ 1.5 5.8 1993-1996 14 -13.5 50.3 1996-2003 1.4 -2.3 -4.6 2003-2011 -2.9^ -5.2 -0.6
Czech Republic 1986-1992 7.4 -0.9 16.3 1992-1995 -30.7 -58.6 15.8 1995-2007 12.2^ 8.5 -4.6 2007-2011 -1 -9.6 8.3
Denmark 1985-1996 0.3 -2 2.6 1996-1999 12.4 -17.8 53.7 1999-2004 6.3 -2 -4.6 2004-2006 -6 -26 19.5
Estonia 1981-1992 0.8 -8.7 11.2 1992-1995 84.6 -31.5 397.5 1995-1998 -29.9 -64.1 -4.6 1998-2011 21.1^ 18.8 23.5
Finland 1980-1994 4.4^ 2.5 6.4 1994-1997 -23.4 -48.5 14 1997-2005 1.1 -4.4 -4.6 2005-2011 13.3^ 7.6 19.4
France 1980-1995 0.4 -0.1 0.8 1995-1998 10.3^ 0.7 20.8 1998-2001 -21.8^ -29.2 -4.6 2001-2009 0.7 -0.4 1.9
Germany 1980-1989 -3.5^ -5.4 -1.7 1989-1994 -14.1^ -20.2 -7.6 1994-2000 -0.7 -7.7 -4.6 2000-2011 4.8^ 3 6.6
Greece 1980-1984 0.6 -10.9 13.5 1984-1987 -34.6 -63.4 16.9 1987-1990 29.8 -24.3 -4.6 1990-2010 0.4 -0.5 1.4
Hungary 1980-1986 5.1^ 0.2 10.1 1986-1994 -0.7 -4.1 2.7 1994-1997 -26.8 -47.4 -4.6 1997-2011 3.9^ 2.4 5.3
Ireland 1980-1982 -15.1 -35 11 1982-1993 -3.3^ -5.6 -0.9 1993-2006 3.2^ 1.5 -4.6 2006-2009 -28.9^ -40.6 -14.9
Italy 1980-1989 -1.3^ -2.3 -0.3 1989-2001 3.3^ 2.7 3.9 2001-2006 -12.4^ -19.2 -4.6 2006-2010 6.1^ 3.5 8.8
Latvia 1980-1990 11.8^ 4.8 19.4 1990-1999 0.3 -5.7 6.8 1999-2007 40.6^ 36.3 -4.6 2007-2010 0.4 -4.8 5.9
Lithuania 1981-1993 56.4^ 30.5 87.5 1993-1996 18.2 -10.4 55.8 1996-2000 -18.0^ -29.1 -4.6 2000-2010 9.3^ 7.1 11.4
Luxembourg 1980-1983 22.7 -7.7 63.1 1983-1989 -11.3 -21.7 0.4 1989-1997 5.9 -2.2 -4.6 1997-2010 -12.4^ -15.8 -8.7
Malta 1980-1984 0.9 -10.2 13.4 1984-1987 -39.6 -66.1 7.5 1987-2000 -11.3^ -16 -4.6 2000-2011 6.0^ 0.5 11.8
Netherlands 1980-1988 2.2^ 0.2 4.3 1988-1994 -0.4 -3.9 3.3 1994-1997 -23.9^ -37.2 -4.6 1997-2011 2.5^ 1.6 3.4
Poland 1980-1996 -2.2^ -3.1 -1.4 1996-2001 -16.3 -38.1 13.3 2001-2006 7.7 -1.3 -4.6 2006-2011 -0.5 -5.7 5.1
Portugal 1980-1992 -2.9^ -3.9 -1.8 1992-2000 4.3^ 2.2 6.4 2000-2003 -16.2^ -27.7 -4.6 2003-2011 6.2^ 3.4 9.1
Romania 1980-1988 3.2 -0.1 6.7 1988-1997 -4.7^ -7.5 -1.8 1997-2000 -15.5 -38.8 -4.6 2000-2010 5.5^ 3.3 7.8
Slovakia 1980-1996 -22.6 -45.1 9.3 1996-2000 31 -21.2 117.8 2000-2005 -0.2 -20.8 -4.6 2005-2010 -28.5^ -43.5 -9.6
Slovenia 1980-1990 -10.4^ -16.3 -4.1 1990-1995 2.6 -6.9 13 1995-1998 -22 -44.4 -46 1998-2010 3.4^ 1.5 5.3
Spain 1980-1989 3.5^ 1.6 5.5 1989-1997 9.4^ 7.5 11.4 1997-2000 -21.0^ -29.7 -4.6 2997-2010 4.3^ 3.3 5.2
Sweden 1980-1990 12.4^ 8.9 16 1990-1995 6.9 -1.6 16.1 1995-1998 -22.3 -41.5 -4.6 1998-2010 8.7^ 7 10.4
UK 1980-1994 -5.0^ -5.4 -4.5 1994-1998 4.1 -1.5 10.2 1998-2002 -15.2^ -20.6 -4.6 2002-2010 4.1^ 2.7 5.6
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