Table 2. Annual mortality rates (AMR) for pneumonia in the study cohort, compared with the national average (Per 10,000 population).

Age (year)	Cohort							National Average
	No. of Participants	1990	2001	2002	2003	1990-2003		1999-2003
						Average (Range)		Average (Range)
						Men
40-49	9829	0.8	-	-	-		0.1 (0.0-0.8)	0.4 (0.3-0.5)
50-59	13150	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.8		1.1 (0.0-3.1)	1.4 (1.2-1.7)
60-69	14907	2.0	3.5	0.9	0.9		3.5 (0.9-7.8)	6.4 (5.0-7.7)
70-79	7336	19.1	23.1	18.8	13.2		20.5 (11.0-34.0)	34.3 (26.2-45.0)
80-89	697	143.5	84.5	94.1	70.1		86.0 (17.8-143.5)	158.8 (134.4-184.8)
90+		-	153.5	176.1	131.9		158.8 (131.9-176.1)	463.4 (429.7-513.5)
						Women
40-49	12835	0.0	-	-	-		0.2 (0.0-1.6)	0.2 (0.1-0.2)
50-59	19044	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0		0.4 (0.0-0.9)	0.5 (0.4-0.6)
60-69	20587	2.4	1.2	1.2	1.2		1.1 (0.0-2.4)	2.2 (1.6-2.9)
70-79	10329	5.8	4.2	4.6	8.1		5.7 (1.8-9.6)	13.1 (9.5-16.9)
80-89	1028	19.5	22.8	30.0	41.4		30.5 (12.8-44.0)	74.1 (59.1-85.0)
90+		-	85.7	85.3	45.0		68.9 (45.0-85.7)	255.1 (228.4-290.3)