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. 2021 Dec 5;13(1):117–125. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.001

Table 2.

Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) by industry compared to the general population of Republic of Korea, 2018

Industry classification External cause of death
All external
Suicide
Transport
Others
O/E SMR (95% CI) O/E SMR (95% CI) O/E SMR (95% CI) O/E SMR (95% CI)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 22/19.5 1.13 (0.66–1.60) 6/11.9 0.51 (0.10–0.91) 10/2.8 3.55 (1.35–5.76) 6/5.2 1.16 (0.23–2.09)
Mining and quarrying 21/6.9 3.04 (1.74–4.34) 4/4.1 0.99 (0.02–1.95) 6/1.0 5.91 (1.18–10.63) 11/2.0 5.58 (2.28–8.87)
Manufacturing 1,111/1,746.1 0.64 (0.60–0.67) 615/1,160.8 0.53 (0.49–0.57) 223/234.3 0.95 (0.83–1.08) 273/380.0 0.72 (0.63–0.80)
Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply 17/42.1 0.40 (0.21–0.60) 10/27.7 0.36 (0.14–0.58) 6/5.7 1.06 (0.21–1.90) 1/9.5 0.11 (0.00–0.31)
Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery 42/46.6 0.90 (0.63–1.17) 17/28.6 0.59 (0.31–0.88) 12/6.6 1.81 (0.78–2.83) 13/12.2 1.07 (0.49–1.65)
Construction 299/397.0 0.75 (0.67–0.84) 157/254.1 0.62 (0.52–0.71) 69/53.9 1.28 (0.98–1.58) 73/96.1 0.76 (0.59–0.93)
Wholesale and retail trade 420/593.8 0.71 (0.64–0.78) 278/413.8 0.67 (0.59–0.75) 73/74.0 0.99 (0.76–1.21) 69/114.6 0.60 (0.46–0.74)
Transportation and storage 347/371.0 0.94 (0.84–1.03) 199/226.7 0.88 (0.76–1.00) 80/53.1 1.51 (1.18–1.84) 68/98.2 0.69 (0.53–0.86)
Accommodation and food service activities 155/183.3 0.85 (0.71–0.98) 86/127.0 0.68 (0.53–0.82) 42/24.2 1.74 (1.21–2.26) 27/34.4 0.78 (0.49–1.08)
Information and communication 95/257.6 0.37 (0.29–0.44) 71/182.8 0.39 (0.30–0.48) 7/32.0 0.22 (0.06–0.38) 17/46.7 0.36 (0.19–0.54)
Financial and insurance activities 68/202.0 0.34 (0.26–0.42) 47/141.2 0.33 (0.24–0.43) 9/23.8 0.38 (0.13–0.62) 12/40.1 0.30 (0.13–0.47)
Real estate activities 92/152.5 0.60 (0.48–0.73) 45/91.0 0.49 (0.35–0.64) 17/22.5 0.76 (0.40–1.12) 30/41.7 0.72 (0.46–0.98)
Professional, scientific, and technical activities 137/320.8 0.43 (0.36–0.50) 85/217.7 0.39 (0.31–0.47) 22/41.1 0.54 (0.31–0.76) 30/66.9 0.45 (0.29–0.61)
Business facilities management and business support services; rental and leasing activities 290/418.5 0.69 (0.61–0.77) 179/269.0 0.67 (0.57–0.76) 66/58.6 1.13 (0.86–1.40) 45/97.5 0.46 (0.33–0.60)
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 134/127.3 1.05 (0.87–1.23) 59/81.7 0.72 (0.54–0.91) 41/17.0 2.40 (1.67–3.14) 34/30.7 1.11 (0.74–1.48)
Education 59/123.5 0.48 (0.36–0.60) 40/87.4 0.46 (0.32–0.60) 12/14.1 0.85 (0.37–1.34) 7/23.5 0.30 (0.08–0.52)
Human health and social work activities 218/387.6 0.56 (0.49–0.64) 142/280.3 0.51 (0.42–0.59) 35/41.9 0.83 (0.56–1.11) 41/69.4 0.59 (0.41–0.77)
Arts, sports, and recreation-related services 31/53.7 0.58 (0.37–0.78) 17/36.6 0.46 (0.24–0.68) 8/7.0 1.14 (0.35–1.94) 6/10.9 0.55 (0.11–0.99)
Membership organizations, repair and other personal services 83/122.8 0.68 (0.53–0.82) 49/81.8 0.60 (0.43–0.77) 20/16.1 1.24 (0.70–1.78) 14/26.8 0.52 (0.25–0.80)
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 5/7.7 0.65 (0.08–1.22) 2/4.7 0.42 (0.00–1.01) 1/1.1 0.91 (0.00–2.69) 2/2.0 0.98 (0.00–2.34)
Total 3,646/5,580.4 0.65 (0.63–0.67) 2,108/3,728.9 0.57 (0.54–0.59) 759/730.8 1.04 (0.96–1.11) 779/1,208.4 0.64 (0.60–0.69)

Observed number of death/Expected number of death.