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. 2022 May 16;36(7):1850–1860. doi: 10.1038/s41375-022-01596-z

Table 2.

Causes of deaths among patients with haematologic cancers.

Causes of death Cancer General population SMR (95% CI)
Observed No. of deaths (%) Mortality rates in cancer patients Expected No. of deaths Mortality rates in general population
All causes 390,534 (100%) 10,399.9 NA NA NA
Index cancer 219,731 (56%) 5833.7 NA NA NA
Non-index cancer 57,631 (15%) 1534.7 NA NA NA
Non-cancer causes 113,172 (29%) 3004.6 45176.4 1199.4 2.51 (2.49–2.52)
 Infections 19,111 (5%) 507.4 2933.4 77.9 6.51 (6.42–6.61)
  Pneumonia and influenza 5748 (2%) 152.6 1609.8 42.7 3.57 (3.48–3.66)
  Syphilis 1 (0.0003%) 0.03 0.8 0.02 1.19 (0.17–8.44)
  Tuberculosis 73 (0.02%) 1.9 29.8 0.8 2.45 (1.95–3.08)
  Septicemia 2489 (1%) 66.1 719.0 19.1 3.46 (3.33–3.60)
  Other infections 10,800 (3%) 286.7 572.9 15.2 18.9 (18.5–19.2)
Cardio-vascular diseases 49,498 (13%) 1314.1 23825.7 632.5 2.08 (2.06–2.10)
 Diseases of heart 39,515 (10%) 1049.1 18469.6 490.3 2.14 (2.12–2.16)
 Hypertension without heart disease 1353 (0.3%) 35.9 467.4 12.4 2.89 (2.74–3.05)
 Aortic aneurysm and dissection 545 (0.1%) 14.5 420.3 11.2 1.30 (1.19–1.41)
 Atherosclerosis 710 (0.2%) 18.8 347.6 9.2 2.04 (1.90–2.20)
 Cerebrovascular diseases 6855 (2%) 182.0 3871.4 102.8 1.77 (1.73–1.81)
 Other diseases of arteries, arterioles, capillaries 520 (0.1%) 13.8 248.6 6.6 2.09 (1.92–2.28)
Respiratory diseases 6405 (2%) 170.0 3374.4 89.6 1.90 (1.85–1.95)
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied cond 6405 (2%) 170.0 3374.4 89.6 1.90 (1.85–1.95)
Gastrointestinal diseases 1746 (0.4%) 46.4 866.6 23.0 2.01 (1.92–2.11)
 Stomach and duodenal ulcers 366 (0.1%) 9.7 122.5 3.3 2.99 (2.70–3.31)
 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 1380 (0.4%) 36.6 743.9 19.7 1.86 (1.76–1.96)
Renal diseases 3234 (0.8%) 85.9 935.0 24.8 3.46 (3.34–3.58)
 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 3234 (0.8%) 85.9 935.0 24.8 3.46 (3.34–3.58)
External injuries 4717 (1%) 125.2 2725.3 72.4 1.73 (1.68–1.78)
 Accidents and adverse effects 3620 (0.9%) 96.1 1923.7 51.1 1.88 (1.82–1.94)
 Suicide and self-inflicted injury 958 (0.2%) 25.4 586.5 15.6 1.63 (1.53–1.74)
Other cause of death 28,461 (7%) 755.6 10515.7 279.2 2.71 (2.68–2.74)
 Homicide and legal intervention 139 (0.04%) 3.7 214.9 5.7 0.65 (0.55–0.76)
 Alzheimer’s diseases 2337 (0.6%) 62.0 1191.0 31.6 1.96 (1.88–2.04)
 Diabetes mellitus 3115 (0.8%) 82.7 1734.9 46.1 1.80 (1.73–1.86)
 Congenital anomalies 313 (0.1%) 8.3 95.5 2.5 3.28 (2.93–3.66)
 Certain conditions originating in perinatal period 16 (0.004%) 0.4 29.5 0.8 0.54 (0.33–0.88)
 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium 54 (0.01%) 1.4 3.0 0.1 17.7 (13.6–23.2)
 Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions 1498 (0.4%) 39.8 614.8 16.3 2.44 (2.32–2.56)
 Other cause of death 21,128 (5%) 560.9 6845.6 181.7 3.09 (3.05–3.13)

The bold values are the indicate major groups.