Table 4. Probability of dying (q_x) in two years among those with a disease.

	United States	Europe	Ratio (United States/Europe)
Heart Disease
50–59	0.036	0.025	1.44
60–69	0.054*	0.037	1.46
70–79	0.102**	0.054	1.89
Total	0.067**	0.041	1.63
N	3,273	1,128
Stroke
50–59	0.047	0.012	3.92
60–69	0.087*	0.053	1.64
70–79	0.122	0.121	1.01
Total	0.092*	0.073	1.26
N	1,026	353
Lung Disease
50–59	0.046	0.018	2.56
60–69	0.079*	0.048	1.65
70–79	0.146†	0.079	1.85
Total	0.090**	0.052	1.73
N	1,405	668
Diabetes
50–59	0.038†	0.008	4.75
60–69	0.061*	0.042	1.45
70–79	0.100	0.079	1.27
Total	0.064**	0.047	1.36
N	2,852	1,124
Hypertension
50–59	0.020	0.005	4.00
60–69	0.033**	0.027	1.22
70–79	0.073**	0.045	1.62
Total	0.039**	0.027	1.44
N	8,158	3,334
Cancer
50–59	0.031	0.047	0.66
60–69	0.079†	0.033	2.39
70–79	0.110	0.104	1.06
Total	0.078	0.018	4.33
N	1,905	588

Notes: The first two columns for both regions report the two-year probability of dying for those diagnosed with a condition. The ratio of the two (United States/Europe) gives the relative mortality risk of those with a condition.

Source: HRS and SHARE, age 50–79, sample weights used.

Test of significance with condition (United States/Europe):

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01