Table 5.
Deaths averted or delayed from chronic diseases in rural Australia, under the ‘best case’ scenario, 95% credible intervals, by sex
| Averted or delayed deaths (% of total deaths in the category) best case | |
| CVD all ages | |
| All | 1669 (12.2) |
| Male | 771 (11.2) |
| Female | 898 (13.3) |
| CVD <75 years | |
| All | 445 (14.2) |
| Male | 371 (16.8) |
| Female | 74 (8.0) |
| IHD all ages | |
| All | 1161 (15.3) |
| Male | 707 (16.2) |
| Female | 456 (14.2) |
| IHD <75 years | |
| All | 352 (16.9) |
| Male | 309 (18.9) |
| Female | 44 (9.7) |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.