Table 2. Twelve-Month Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Rates.
| Cause of Death | Patient Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder (n = 11 713) |
First Diagnosis of Unipolar Depression (n = 23 415) |
General Outpatient (n = 35 576) |
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| No. of Patients | Rate per 10 000/y (95% CI) | No. of Patients | Rate per 10 000/y (95% CI) | No. of Patients | Rate per 10 000/y (95% CI) | |
| All | 64 | 54.6 (41.3-68.0) | 48 | 20.5 (14.7-26.3) | 24 | 6.7 (4.0-9.4) |
| Self-inflicted injury or poisoning | 22 | 18.8 (10.9-26.6) | 26 | 11.1 (6.8-15.4) | 2 | 0.6 (0.0-1.3) |
| Unintentional injury or poisoning | 11 | 9.4 (3.9-14.9) | 5 | 2.1 (0.3-4.0) | 6 | 1.7 (0.3-3.0) |
| Assault | 3 | 2.6 (0.0-5.5) | 1 | 0.4 (0.0-1.3) | 3 | 0.8 (0.0-1.8) |
| Cancer | 8 | 6.8 (2.1-11.6) | 2 | 0.9 (0.0-2.0) | 5 | 1.4 (0.2-2.6) |
| Heart disease or diabetes | 2 | 1.7 (0.0-4.1) | 4 | 1.7 (0.0-3.4) | 6 | 1.7 (0.3-30) |
| Other known cause | 9 | 7.7 (2.7-12.7) | 3 | 1.3 (0.0-2.7) | 2 | 0.6 (0.0-1.3) |
| Cause unavailable | 9 | 7.7 (2.7-12.7) | 7 | 3.0 (0.8-5.2) | 0 | 0 |