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. 2017 Sep 18;189(37):E1177–E1187. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.161351

Table 2:

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with and without schizophrenia who died in 2012

Characteristic Individuals without schizophrenia Individuals with schizophrenia


No. (%) of deaths Population 15–105 yr, no. (%) Crude rate per 1000 (95% CI) No. (%) of deaths Population 15–105 yr, no. (%) Crude rate per 1000 (95% CI)
Overall 86 751 (100) 11 750 416 (100) 7.38 (7.33–7.43) 2074 (100) 111 695 (100) 18.57 (17.78–19.39)

Age group, yr

15–24 636 (0.7) 1 808 089 (15.4) 0.35 (0.32–0.38) 17 (0.8) 6215 (5.6) 2.74 (1.59–4.38)

25–34 796 (0.9) 1 852 851 (15.8) 0.43 (0.40–0.46) 69 (3.3) 17 051 (15.3) 4.05 (3.15–5.12)

35–44 1563 (1.8) 1 970 832 (16.8) 0.79 (0.75–0.83) 104 (5.0) 20 399 (18.3) 5.10 (4.17–6.18)

45–54 4619 (5.3) 2 203 331 (18.8) 2.10 (2.04–2.16) 271 (13.1) 27 255 (24.4) 9.94 (8.79–11.2)

55–64 9345 (10.8) 1 752 481 (14.9) 5.33 (5.22–5.44) 398 (19.2) 21 501 (19.2) 18.51 (16.74–20.42)

65–74 14 212 (16.4) 1 138 500 (9.7) 12.48 (12.28–12.69) 433 (20.9) 11 311 (10.1) 38.28 (34.76–42.06)

75–84 24 179 (27.9) 681 293 (5.8) 35.49 (35.04–35.94) 433 (20.9) 5490 (4.9) 78.87 (71.62–86.66)

≥ 85 31 401 (36.2) 343 039 (2.9) 91.54 (90.53–92.56) 349 (16.8) 2473 (2.2) 141.12 (126.7–156.73)

Sex

Female 43 100 (49.7) 6 002 623 (51.1) 7.18 (7.11–7.25) 1090 (52.6) 49 945 (44.7) 21.82 (20.55–23.16)

Male 43 651 (50.3) 5 747 793 (48.9) 7.59 (7.52–7.67) 984 (47.4) 61 750 (55.3) 15.94 (14.95–16.96)

Neighbourhood income quintile

Q1 (lowest) 19 655 (22.7) 2 245 174 (19.1) 8.75 (8.63–8.88) 706 (34.0) 38 091 (34.1) 18.53 (17.19–19.95)

Q2 17 789 (20.5) 2 308 559 (19.6) 7.71 (7.59–7.82) 392 (18.9) 24 232 (21.7) 16.18 (14.61–17.86)

Q3 16 811 (19.4) 2 330 823 (19.8) 7.21 (7.10–7.32) 365 (17.6) 18 537 (16.6) 19.69 (17.72–21.82)

Q4 16 353 (18.9) 2 445 142 (20.8) 6.69 (6.59–6.79) 309 (14.9) 16 466 (14.7) 18.77 (16.73–20.98)

Q5 (highest) 15 704 (18.1) 2 371 682 (20.2) 6.62 (6.52–6.73) 277 (13.4) 13 490 (12.1) 20.53 (18.19–23.10)

Unknown 439 (0.5) 49 036 (0.4) 8.95 (8.13–9.83) 25 (1.2) 879 (0.8) 28.44 (18.41–41.99)

Dwelling

Urban 73 862 (85.1) 10 422 041 (88.7) 7.09 (7.04–7.14) 1863 (89.8) 102 191 (91.5) 18.23 (17.41–19.08)

Rural 12 855 (14.8) 1 323 106 (11.3) 9.72 (9.55–9.89) 208 (10.0) 9439 (8.5) 22.04 (19.14–25.24)

Unknown 34 (< 0.1) 5269 (< 0.1) 6.45 (4.47–9.02) ≤ 5 65 (0.1) 46.15 (9.52–134.88)

Cause of death*

Circulatory 23 958 (27.6) 11 750 416 (100) 2.04 (2.01–2.06) 521 (25.1) 111 695 (100) 4.66 (4.27–5.08)

Neoplasm 27 254 (31.4) 11 750 416 (100) 2.32 (2.29–2.35) 396 (19.1) 111 695 (100) 3.55 (3.20–3.91)

Metabolic 7326 (8.4) 11 750 416 (100) 0.62 (0.61–0.64) 194 (9.4) 111 695 (100) 1.74 (1.50–2.00)

Respiratory 7505 (8.7) 11 750 416 (100) 0.64 (0.62–0.65) 207 (10.0) 111 695 (100) 1.85 (1.61–2.12)

Accidental§ 4217 (4.9) 11 750 416 (100) 0.36 (0.35–0.37) 144 (6.9) 111 695 (100) 1.29 (1.09–1.52)

Suicide 1078 (1.2) 11 750 416 (100) 0.09 (0.09–0.10) 98 (4.7) 111 695 (100) 0.88 (0.71–1.07)

Note: CI = confidence interval.

*

For a classification of International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision codes into cause-of-death categories, see Appendix 1 (available at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.161351/-/DC1).

Proportions for causes of death do not sum to 100% because some data were suppressed, as a result of small cell sizes.

Metabolic causes of death included metabolic, nutritional, immunity and endocrine conditions, as well as diseases of the digestive system.

§

Accidental causes of death included motor vehicle crashes, accidental poisoning, falls, fire, and drugs or adverse events in therapeutic use.