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. 2020 Sep 9;3(9):e2016197. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16197

Table 2. Death Rates by Cause-Specific Mortality in Children vs Adults.

Interval Death rate per 100 person-years (95% CI)
Overall CV Infection-related cause SCD MI Stroke CHF
1995-2015
Total outcomes, No. 16 179 6505 2332 4648 511 724 440
Total population 5.1 (5.0-5.2) 2.0 (2.0-2.1) 0.7 (0.7-0.8) 1.5 (1.4-1.5) 0.2 (0.1-0.2) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.2)
Young adult 5.2 (5.2-5.3) 2.1 (2.1-2.2) 0.7 (0.7-0.8) 1.5 (1.5-1.6) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.2 (0.2-0.3) 0.1 (0.1-0.2)
Child 4.0 (3.8-4.2) 1.3 (1.2-1.4) 0.7 (0.6-0.7) 0.9 (0.8-1.0) 0.08 (0.06-0.1) 0.2 (0.1-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.2)
1995-2004
Total outcomes, No. 9861 3973 1678 2725 354 469 282
Total population 5.5 (5.4-5.6) 2.2 (2.2-2.3) 0.9 (0.9-1.0) 1.5 (1.5-1.6) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.3 (0.2-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.2)
Children 4.4 (4.1-4.7) 1.5 (1.3-1.7) 0.8 (0.7-0.9) 1.0 (0.9-1.1) 0.1 (0.1-0.1) 0.2 (0.2-0.3) 0.1 (0.1-0.2)
Young adult 5.7 (5.6-5.8) 2.3 (2.2-2.4) 1.0 (0.9-1.0) 1.6 (1.5-1.7) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.3 (0.2-0.3) 0.2 (0.1-0.2)
2005-2015
Total outcomes, No. 6318 2532 654 1923 157 255 158
Total population 4.5 (4.4-4.7) 1.8 (1.8-1.9) 0.5 (0.4-0.5) 1.4 (1.3-1.4) 0.1 (0.1-0.1) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.1)
Child 3.5 (3.2-3.8) 1.1 (0.9-1.2) 0.4 (0.4-0.6) 0.7 (0.6-0.9) 0.1 (0.0-0.1) 0.1 (0.1-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.2)
Young adult 4.7 (4.6-4.8) 1.9 (1.8-2.0) 0.5 (0.4-0.5) 1.5 (1.4-1.5) 0.1 (0.1-0.1) 0.2 (0.2-0.2) 0.1 (0.1-0.1)

Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; CV, cardiovascular; MI, myocardial infarction; SCD, sudden cardiac death.