Table 5.

Observed and Expected Deaths and Standardized Mortality Ratios Among Prisoners Released From 2000 to 2009^*

Variable	Observed Deaths, n	Expected Deaths, n	SMR (95% CI)	Median Age at Death (IQR), y
All-cause death	2324	645	3.61 (3.48–3.73)	44.7 (34.6–52.8)
Unintentional injuries	793	134	5.91 (5.57–6.26)	39.9 (31.1–47.6)
Overdose	533	52	10.33 (9.61–11.10)	41.6 (33.7–48.4)
Cardiovascular disease	298	120	2.49 (2.26–2.74)	52.0 (46.4–59.6)
Cancer	224	121	1.85 (1.65–2.07)	54.8 (47.8–62.7)
Homicide	202	24	8.47 (7.52–9.52)	31.5 (26.1–39.0)
Suicide	197	61	3.23 (2.86–3.63)	36.0 (28.6–44.9)
Infectious disease	149	36	4.12 (3.58–4.71)	48.0 (42.1–55.0)
Liver disease	67	21	3.26 (2.63–3.99)	50.4 (45.0–56.7)
Respiratory disease	61	20	3.11 (2.48–3.85)	54.8 (49.5–64.1)
Diabetes	48	123	0.39 (0.30–0.50)	53.6 (43.3–59.9)
Kidney disease	11	4	2.83 (1.59–4.69)	57.5 (50.6–63.8)
Other death	274	75	3.66 (3.31–4.05)	44.6 (36.4–50.7)

IQR = interquartile range; SMR = standardized mortality ratio.

^*Compared with other state residents and adjusted for age, sex, race, and median age at death by cause (187 340 releases from 73 614 persons). Deaths excluded from SMR calculations if race did not match the groups in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (white, black, Asian, or American Indian). Deaths outside of Washington state are excluded.