Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted mortality rate ratios by multimorbidity status (3+ chronic conditions) by material deprivation quintile/rural (N = 13,403,043).

	# Deaths within 1 year/population		Unadjusted rate %
	Multimorbidity (3+ chronic conditions)		Multimorbidity		Unadjusted rate ratio	Adjusted rate ratio
Material deprivationa	No	Yes	No	Yes	Rate (95% CI)	Rate (95% CI)b
Males (N = 6,574,534)
1—least deprived	2,385/1,330,118	5,418/168,678	0.18	3.21	17.91 (17.07–18.80)	2.48 (2.35–2.63)
2	2,198/1,019,698	5,063/153,499	0.22	3.30	15.30 (14.55–16.09)	2.44 (2.30–2.58)
3	2,131/921,977	5,134/146,431	0.23	3.51	15.17 (14.42–15.95)	2.54 (2.40–2.69)
4	2,171/850,321	5,305/143,196	0.26	3.70	14.51 (13.80–15.25)	2.45 (2.31–2.59)
5—most deprived	2,710/949,064	6,100/158,929	0.29	3.84	13.44 (12.85–14.06)	2.39 (2.27–2.52)
Rural	2,249/618,164	4,548/114,459	0.36	3.97	10.92 (10.38–11.49)	2.31 (2.18–2.45)
Total	13,844/5,689,342	31,568/885,192	0.24	3.58	14.66 (14.37–14.95)	2.47 (2.41–2.52)
Females (N = 6,828,509)
1—least deprived	2,092/1,356,329	6,359/215,824	0.15	2.95	19.10 (18.18–20.07)	2.27 (2.15–2.40)
2	1,833/1,024,620	5,579/195,092	0.18	2.86	15.99 (15.16–16.85)	2.27 (2.15–2.41)
3	1,683/920,154	5,602/190,520	0.18	2.94	16.08 (15.22–16.98)	2.45 (2.31–2.60)
4	1,885/842,035	5,865/191,913	0.22	3.06	13.65 (12.96–14.38)	2.24 (2.12–2.37)
5—most deprived	2,222/939,947	7,540/225,370	0.24	3.35	14.15 (13.50–14.84)	2.38 (2.26–2.51)
Rural	1,704/591,146	4,950/135,559	0.29	3.65	12.67 (11.99–13.38)	2.45 (2.31–2.60)
Total	11,419/5,674,231	35,895/1,154,278	0.20	3.13	15.45 (15.13–15.78)	2.37 (2.32–2.43)

^a Place of residence is broken down by material deprivation for urban residents but not for rural residents. The material deprivation index is valid only within urban populations.²⁷

^b Adjusted for age, LHIN.