Table 3.
Life expectancy at birth for serious mental disorders by diagnosis and ethnicity: Women
| Diagnosis | Ethnicity | Observed deaths/total | Life expectancy (95% CI) | Difference from the female general populationa | Difference from female general population living in the poorest areasb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any serious mental illness | Total sample | 859/8640 | 69.8 (68.0–71.6) | −13.2 | −9.3 |
| White British | 547/4376 | 68.0 (65.9–70.1) | −15.0 | −11.1 | |
| Black Caribbean | 165/2224 | 73.8 (69.9–77.7) | −9.2 | −5.3 | |
| Black African | 56/1200 | 70.5 (67.0–74.0)c | −12.5 | −8.6 | |
| South Asian | 39/583 | 75.6 (71.7–79.4) | −7.4 | −3.5 | |
| Irish | 52/257 | 71.2 (66.8–75.6) | −11.8 | −7.9 | |
| Non-affective (schizophrenia-spectrum) | Total sample | 627/5621 | 69.7 (67.8–71.7) | −13.3 | −9.4 |
| White British | 377/2332 | 66.7 (64.1–69.3) | −16.3 | −12.4 | |
| Black Caribbean | 134/1732 | 75.1 (70.6–79.6) | −7.9 | −4.0 | |
| Black African | 49/987 | 70.6 (66.8–74.4) | −12.4 | −8.5 | |
| South Asian | 31/432 | 75.1 (70.6–79.7) | −7.9 | −4.0 | |
| Irish | 36/138 | 68.2 (61.1–75.3) | −14.8 | −10.9 | |
| Affective (bipolar disorders) | Total sample | 232/3019 | 69.9 (67.5–72.2) | −13.1 | −9.2 |
| White British | 170/2044 | 69.5 (66.8–72.3) | −13.5 | −9.6 | |
| Black Caribbean | 31/492 | 67.7 (61.6–73.8) | −15.3 | −11.4 | |
| Black African | 7/213 | 73.6 (67.8–79.4) | −9.4 | −5.5 | |
| South Asian | 8/151 | 75.2 (68.7–81.7) | −7.8 | −3.9 | |
| Irish | 16/119 | 72.1 (66.0–78.2) | −10.9 | −7.0 | |
| Depression | Total sample | 1321/12 569 | 69.9 (68.2–71.6) | −13.1 | −9.2 |
| White British | 1109/ 8269 | 68.6 (66.7–70.4) | −14.4 | −11.3 | |
| Black Caribbean | 79/2136 | 75.3 (71.5–79.1) | −7.7 | −3.8 | |
| Black African | 23/1265 | 77.8 (68.7–87.0) | −5.2 | −1.3 | |
| South Asian | 26/481 | 72.3 (65.6–79.1) | −10.7 | −6.8 | |
| Irish | 84/418 | 68.4 (64.4–72.5) | −14.6 | −10.7 |
a
Life expectancy at birth in England for females (based on data for years 2011–2013): 83.0 years.
b
Defined as residing in the most deprived decile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2011–2013, England: 79.1 years.
c
0 deaths in final band therefore estimates from full sample inserted here.