Table 2.

Per cent change* in cause-specific mortality rates for men and women (2012 minus 1992)

Age in years	Males (%)				Females (%)
	Circulatory	Neoplasms	Respiratory	Injuries	Circulatory	Neoplasms	Respiratory	Injuries
<35	−30.8	−34.0	−21.9	−29.0	−42.5	−22.9	−63.1	−23.1
35–44	−46.6	−33.8	−37.2	−20.6	−22.6	−32.9	34.9	−13.6
45–54	−43.0	−27.4	−33.9	5.2	−53.2	−31.8	−25.8	−3.5
55–64	−57.7	−40.4	−34.7	1.6	−55.3	−31.4	−20.9	11.2
65–74	−62.7	−33.4	−42.8	−10.1	−64.0	−22.8	−22.1	−21.0
75–84	−58.9	−17.8	−41.9	−3.2	−58.6	−1.1	−17.7	26.7
85+	−53.1	−19.7	−44.3	0.1	−52.0	0.9	−26.5	17.4

*Calculated as 100 × (age-specific rate_2012 −age-specific rate₁₉₉₂)/(age-specific rate₁₉₉₂), where a positive value indicates a reduction in age-specific mortality rates during 1992–2012; in contrast, a negative value indicates an increase in age-specific mortality.