Table 4.

Trends between 1991 and 1997 and 2001–2008 in absolute and relative educational inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality among Belgian men aged 50–79 years

Cancer site	Period	AMD a	PMD b	PAF c	RII d (95% CI) e
Total cancer mortality	1991–1997	49.4	−1.43	0.28	1.88 (1.81–1.95)
	2001–2011			0.28	1.92 (1.85–1.99)
Head and neck	1991–1997	1.2	−8.67	0.32	2.35 (1.99–2.78)
	2001–2011			0.39	2.63 (2.23–3.10)
Oesophagus	1991–1997	0.3	2.38	0.14	1.34 (1.09–1.66)
	2001–2011			0.13	1.34 (1.13–1.59)
Stomach	1991–1997	13.6	23.68	0.47	3.05 (2.50–3.73)
	2001–2011			0.27	2.03 (1.66–2.47)
Colorectal	1991–1997	−1.8	−5.85	0.14	1.21 (1.08–1.36)
	2001–2011			0.20	1.24 (1.20–1.50)
Liver	1991–1997	−0.2	−0.92	−0.02	1.04 (0.82–1.30)
	2001–2011			0.03	1.06 (0.87–1.28)
Pancreas	1991–1997	−5.8	−14.68	−0.15	0.93 (0.78–1.10)
	2001–2011			−0.01	1.15 (0.99–1.34)
Lung and trachea	1991–1997	44.6	−1.70	0.47	3.18 (2.98–3.39)
	2001–2011			0.47	3.34 (3.14–3.55)
Melanoma	1991–1997	−0.4	−12.53	−0.20	0.90 (0.57–1.41)
	2001–2011			−0.07	0.79 (0.57–1.09)
Prostate	1991–1997	5.6	3.12	0.12	1.20 (1.06–1.36)
	2001–2011			0.10	1.17 (1.03–1.33)
Kidney	1991–1997	1.5	7.88	0.19	1.12 (0.89–1.40)
	2001–2011			0.11	1.16 (0.95–1.42)
Bladder	1991–1997	5.8	7.84	0.33	1.96 (1.62–2.38)
	2001–2011			0.28	1.70 (1.41–2.05)
Eye, brain, central nervous system	1991–1997	−3.2	−10.70	−0.10	0.91 (0.74–1.12)
	2001–2011			0.05	1.08 (0.87–1.34)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	1991–1997	0.3	0.48	0.07	0.97 (0.77–1.23)
	2001–2011			0.08	1.02 (0.81–1.27)
Multiple myeloma	1991–1997	0.1	−0.53	0.12	1.23 (0.90–1.68)
	2001–2011			0.12	1.08 (0.83–1.42)
Leukaemia	1991–1997	−0.9	−4.69	0.03	1.10 (0.88–1.37)
	2001–2011			0.09	1.18 (0.96–1.44)

^aAbsolute Mortality Decline: Difference between low and high educated in absolute mortality decline: (ASMR_1990low - ASMR_2000low) - (ASMR_1990high - ASMR_2000high)

^bProportional Mortality Decline (in % points): Difference between low and high educated in proportional mortality decline: 100* (ASMR_1990low - ASMR_2000low)/ASMR_1990low - 100*(ASMR_1990high - ASMR_2000high)/ASMR_1990high

^cPopulation Attributable Fraction of education for mortality: (ASMR_tot - ASMR_high)/ASMR_tot

^dRelative Index of Inequality

^e95% Confidence Intervals